Nanotribological characterization of human head hair by friction force microscopy in dry atmosphere and aqueous environment.

abstract：:Understanding and controlling the performance of engineered nanoparticle (NP) systems is greatly assisted by quantitative characterization of their coatings. Useful measurements methods have been described for NPs in liquid environment, but NP aggregation often represents a limiting factor which impairs the accuracy o...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Minelli C,Shard AG

更新日期：2016-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal process growth is guided by extrinsic environmental cues such as extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. Recent reports have described that the growth cone extension is superior across gradients of the ECM protein laminin compared to growth across uniformly distributed laminin. In this work, the authors have pre...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Zander NE,Beebe TP Jr

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inspired by the composition of the native extracellular matrix, biomimetic polyelectrolyte multilayers were assembled from polypeptides and the glycosaminoglycan chondroitin sulfate (CS). To investigate whether peptide conformation imposes an effect on the cell biological functions of osteoblasts, the secondary struct...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Grohmann S,Rothe H,Liefeith K

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a facile method for the selective immobilization of biomolecules onto a gold surface that was preactivated by a polymeric adlayer. The polymeric adlayer was designed to perform triple functions: high resistance to nonspecific protein adsorption, efficient surface anchoring, and subsequent covalent a...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Lee BS,Park S,Lee KB,Jon S,Choi IS

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding how topographical cues can control cell behavior is a major fundamental question which is of particular interest for implant design. Recent findings show that cell-scale curvature, as well as nanoscale topography, can affect different aspects of cell migration. However, the correlation between specific c...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Belaud V,Petithory T,Ponche A,Mauclair C,Donnet C,Pieuchot L,Benayoun S,Anselme K

更新日期：2018-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The peculiar Cuvierian tubules of sea cucumbers function as a defense mechanism. They thwart attacks by creating a sticky network composed of elongated tubules within which the potential predator is entangled in a matter of seconds and thus immobilized. Cuvierian tubules are typical instantaneous adhesive organs in wh...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Demeuldre M,Chinh Ngo T,Hennebert E,Wattiez R,Leclère P,Flammang P

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common bulk acoustic wave device used in biosensing applications is the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), in which a resonant pure shear acoustic wave is excited via electrodes on both major faces of a thin AT-cut quartz plate. For biosensing, the QCM is used to detect the capture of a target by a target-cap...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Hartz JSR,Emanetoglu NW,Howell C,Vetelino JF

更新日期：2020-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in three-dimensional secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) imaging have enabled visualizing the subcellular distributions of various lipid species within individual cells. However, the difficulty of locating organelles using SIMS limits efforts to study their lipid compositions. Here, the authors have assess...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Chini CE,Fisher GL,Johnson B,Tamkun MM,Kraft ML

更新日期：2018-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been demonstrated that electric fields can minimize surface adhesion of bacteria, but how they affect the near-surface bacterial dynamics has remained largely overlooked. In the present study, the three-dimensional motions of Escherichia coli (E. coli) HCB1 and HCB1414 near a conductive surface under alternatin...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Zhou X,Qi M,Huang G,Ma C,Bao L,Gong X,Zhang G,Zeng EY

更新日期：2019-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents the morphological and chemical modification of the cell structure of aerosolized Escherichia coli treated with a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD). Exposure to DBD results in severe oxidation of the bacteria, leading to the formation of hydroxyl groups and carbonyl groups and a significant reducti...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Romero-Mangado J,Nordlund D,Soberon F,Deane G,Maughan K,Sainio S,Singh G,Daniels S,Saunders IT,Loftus D,Meyyappan M,Koehne J,Gandhiraman RP

更新日期：2016-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetics of adsorption and desorption of two highly asymmetrical model peptides were studied at methyl- and carboxylic acid-terminated alkylthiolate self-assembled monolayer (SAM) surfaces on gold. The model peptides were leucine-lysine (LK), α-helical (LKα14), and β-strand (LKβ15) peptides that have a well-define...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Apte JS,Gamble LJ,Castner DG,Campbell CT

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is a dissimilatory metal-reducing bacterium capable of reducing various metal and sulfur compounds and precipitating them in nanoparticulate form. Here, we report the synthesis of molybdenum disulfide nanomaterials at the site of S. oneidensis biofilms grown in the presence of molybdenum tri...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Rees JD,Gorby YA,Sawyer SM

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The stable nitroxide radical TEMPO [(2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl] has a multitude of applications in fields ranging from energy storage to biomedical applications and many more. However, to date, the processes of incorporating nitroxide radicals into thin-film coatings are laborious and not cost-effective, ...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Michl TD,Tran DTT,Böttle K,Kuckling HF,Zhalgasbaikyzy A,Ivanovská B,Cavallaro AA,Araque Toledo MA,Sherman PJ,Al-Bataineh SA,Vasilev K

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliable, direct "sample-to-answer" capture of nucleic acid targets from complex media would greatly improve existing capabilities of DNA microarrays and biosensors. This goal has proven elusive for many current nucleic acid detection technologies attempting to produce assay results directly from complex real-world sa...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Lee CY,Gamble LJ,Grainger DW,Castner DG

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent developments in the field of fullerene C60 and its derivatives suggest its suitability in a wide range of applications ranging from photovoltaic instruments, development of solar based cells, cosmetics to enzyme inhibition treatment, and so on. These innovative applications raised possibilities of intentional o...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Biby ET,Prajitha N,Rajeev KS,Mohanan PV

更新日期：2019-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the authors report that sodium citrate can aggregate hexadecyl-trimethyl-ammonium ion(+)-coated gold nanorods (AuNRs), and nucleic acids of different charge and structure properties, i.e., single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), single-stranded peptide nucleic acid (PNA), and PNA-DNA c...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Kanjanawarut R,Su X

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A drug-eluting coating applied onto biomedical devices and implants is an appropriate way to ensure that an inhibitory concentration of antimicrobial drugs is present at the device surface, thus preventing surface colonization and subsequent biofilm formation. In this study, a thin polymer coating was applied to mater...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Naderi J,Giles C,Saboohi S,Griesser HJ,Coad BR

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:A theoretical framework is developed to analyze molecular bond breaking in dynamic force spectroscopy using atomic force microscopy (AFM). An analytic expression of the observed bond breaking probability as a function of force is obtained in terms of the relevant physical parameters. Three different experimental reali...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Hanke F,Kreuzer HJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on the characterization of the charge formation at supported bilayer lipid membranes (sBLMs) prepared from the zwitterionic lipid 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine on planar silicon dioxide substrates. The charging of the sBLMs was studied in KCl solutions of different ionic strengths be...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Zimmermann R,Küttner D,Renner L,Kaufmann M,Zitzmann J,Müller M,Werner C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of magnesium alloys as biomaterials is limited by their poor corrosion behavior. Microarc oxidation (MAO) treatment was used to prepare ceramic coatings on ZK60 magnesium alloys in order to overcome the poor corrosion resistance. The process was conducted at different current densities (3.5 and 9.0 A/d...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： You Q,Yu H,Wang H,Pan Y,Chen C

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Not only bacteria but also fungal pathogens, particularly Candida species, can lead to biofilm infections on biomedical devices. By covalent grafting of the antifungal drug caspofungin, which targets the fungal cell wall, onto solid biomaterials, a surface layer can be created that might be able to provide long-term p...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Griesser SS,Jasieniak M,Coad BR,Griesser HJ

更新日期：2015-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein adsorption to biomaterial surfaces is important for the function of such materials with anchorage-dependent cell adhesion requiring the presence of adsorbed proteins. The current study evaluated five solid surfaces with poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) grafted from the surface of a poly(tetrafluoroethylene) membrane w...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Mohd Hidzir N,A A,Kępa K,Hill DJT,Jorgensen L,Grøndahl L

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Coatings of biomaterials or implants that facilitate biomineralization possess a great potential for applications focused to the replacement, augmentation, and regeneration of bone tissue. Biomimetic approaches utilize biomolecules for either templating or supporting the crystallization process. One of these promising...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Grohmann S,Rothe H,Eisenhuth S,Hoffmann C,Liefeith K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simulations of water at hydrophilic self-assembled monolayer (SAM) surfaces are especially relevant for biological interfaces. Well-defined, atomically smooth surfaces that can be continuously varied are possible with SAMs. These characteristics enable more accurate measurements than many other surfaces with the added...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Stevens MJ,Grest GS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commonly used implants for therapeutic approaches of non-systemically impaired bone do not sufficiently support the healing process of osteoporotic bone. Since strontium (II) has been proven as an effective anti-osteoporotic drug new types of strontium enriched calcium phosphate bone cements were developed. As osteopo...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Kokesch-Himmelreich J,Schumacher M,Rohnke M,Gelinsky M,Janek J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding how platelet activation is regulated is important in the context of cardiovascular disorders and their management with antiplatelet therapy. Recent evidence points to different platelet subpopulations performing different functions. In particular, procoagulant and aggregating subpopulations have been rep...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Donati A,Gupta S,Reviakine I

更新日期：2016-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Fast and efficient osseointegration of implants into bone is of crucial importance for their clinical success; a process that can be enhanced by coating the implant surface with hydroxyapatite (HA) using the vacuum plasma spray technology (VPS). However, bacterial infections, especially the biofilm formation on implan...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Guimond-Lischer S,Ren Q,Braissant O,Gruner P,Wampfler B,Maniura-Weber K

更新日期：2016-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface plasmon resonance immunosensor for the detection of bacterial cells was first reported in 1998 with high detection limit as much as 107 cfu/ml. Since then, many efforts have been made aiming to lower the detection limit and improve the sensitivity of detection. The aim of this study was to compare the effect o...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Taheri RA,Rezayan AH,Rahimi F,Mohammadnejad J,Kamali M

更新日期：2016-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The articular cartilage, once injured, has a limited capacity for intrinsic repair. Preparation of functionally biocartilage substitutes in vitro for cartilage repair is an attractive concept with the recent advances in tissue engineering. In this study, adipose-derived adult stem cells (ADAS) and chondrocytes (Ch) we...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Yeh HY,Hsieh FY,Hsu SH

更新日期：2016-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to compare the protein release from normal human osteoblasts (NHO) cultured on scaffolds with similar morphology but different coatings. Different ceramic coatings; TiO(2), SiO(2) and calcium phosphate (CaP); Ca(9)HPO(4)(PO(4))(5)OH, were applied to porous TiO(2) scaffolds prepared by polymer sponge replic...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Verket A,Tiainen H,Haugen HJ,Lyngstadaas SP,Nilsen O,Reseland JE

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00