Research pertaining to conductive polymers has gained significant traction in recent years,
and their applications range from optoelectronics to material science. For all intents and …

Coating surfaces with thin or thick films of zwitterionic material is an effective way to reduce
or eliminate nonspecific adsorption to the solid/liquid interface. This review tracks the …

Endocytosis is a fundamental process in which eukaryotic cells internalise molecules and
macromolecules via deformation of the membrane and generation of membrane-bound …

Recent experimental and theoretical work clarifying the physical chemistry of blood-protein
adsorption from aqueous-buffer solution to various kinds of surfaces is reviewed and …

This report describes the use of surface plasmon spectroscopy to study the effect of surface
wettability on the nonspecific adsorption of proteins and detergents to self-assembled …

Universal polymer coatings have excellent potential for biomedical applications, because of
their substrate-independent properties and versatile surface functionalization methods. The …

Lipases (triacylglycerol ester hydrolases, EC 3.1. 1.3) are ubiquitous enzymes that catalyze
the breakdown of fats and oils with subsequent release of free fatty acids, diacylglycerols …

Biotransformations already represent an effective and sometimes preferable alternative to
chemical synthesis for the production of fine chemicals and optically active compounds. To …

Upon contact with bodily fluids/tissues, exogenous materials spontaneously develop a layer
of proteins on their surface. In the case of biomedical implants and equipment, biological …

In this article, we briefly review the endocytic pathways used by cells, pointing out their
defining characteristics and highlighting physical limitations that may direct the …