An overview of recent advances in the surface modification of colloidal particles to oppose
uptake by the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS) is presented. First, we describe the …

A majority of the Mycobacterium species, called the nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM),
are natural inhabitants of natural waters, engineered water systems, and soils. As a …

Thoroughly revised and reorganized, the second edition of Interfacial Forces in Aqueous
Media examines the role of polar interfacial and noncovalent interactions among biological …

The thermodynamic nature of interfaces and of adhesion is reexamined in the light of the
Lifshitz theory of the forces acting across condensed phases. A new term is proposed, γ LW …

Over the last few decades, colloidal drug delivery systems (CDDS) such as nano-structures
have been developed in order to improve the efficiency and the specificity of drug action …

Highly ordered MCM-41-type mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) with particle sizes of
150±20 nm were prepared and PEGylated by covalently grafting PEGxk chains of different …

The adhesion of five strains of bacteria, ie, Staphylococcus aureus (strain 049),
Staphylococcus epidermidis (strain 047), Escherichia coli (strains 055 and 2627), and …

The increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria portends an impending
postantibiotic age, characterized by diminishing efficacy of common antibiotics and routine …

Environmental opportunistic mycobacteria are those that are recovered from natural and
humaninfluenced environments and can infect and cause disease in humans, animals, and …

The surface treatment of polystyrene, which is required to make polystyrene suitable for cell
adhesion and spreading, was investigated. Examination of surfaces treated with sulfuric acid …