Biocompatibility is one of the most important characteristics of a biomedical polymer material
whose surface is required to interact with a biological system. Such interactions between …

This review focuses on recent advances in the development of functionalizable antifouling
coatings and their applications in label-free optical biosensors. Approaches to the …

A clear understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the protein-resistant nature of end-
tethered poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) surfaces remains elusive. A barrier to improved …

This article reviews surface grafting of star‐shaped PEO. The use of star‐shaped polymers is
compared to linear PEO chains regarding the layer preparation and the ability of the …

Polymer brushes, in which polymers are end-tethered densely to a grafting surface, are
commonly proposed for use as stealth coatings for various biomaterials. However, although …

Nonfouling surfaces capable of reducing protein adsorption are highly desirable in a wide
range of applications. Coating of surfaces with poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO), a water-soluble …

In this paper we report a method for biomaterial surface modification that utilizes the self-
assembly of block copolymers of poly (styrene-block-ethylene oxide)(PS–PEO) to generate …

Microfluidic adhesion-based cell separation systems are of interest in clinical and biological
applications where small sample volumes must be processed efficiently and rapidly. While …

Poly (ethylene) glycol (PEG) is an excellent material to modify surfaces to resist non-specific
protein adsorption. Linear PEG has been extensively studied both theoretically and …

Accumulated single-molecule observations of a fluorescent solvatochromic probe molecule
were found to provide detailed local information about nanoscale hydrophobicity in polymer …