Microbes have remarkable capabilities to attach to the surface of implanted medical devices
and form biofilms that adversely impact device function and increase the risk of multidrug …

Devices that function in contact with blood are ubiquitous in clinical medicine and
biotechnology. These devices include vascular grafts, coronary stents, heart valves …

Blood coagulation and platelet adhesion remain major impediments to the use of
biomaterials in implantable medical devices. There is still significant controversy and …

Electrospun grafts have been widely investigated for vascular graft replacement due to their
ease and compatibility with many natural and synthetic polymers. Here, the effect of the …

Surface charge and wettability, the two prominent physical factors governing protein
adsorption and cell adhesion, have been extensively investigated in the literature. However …

Oxygen (O2) is involved in many life activities, and its in vivo monitoring is of vital
importance. In vivo electrochemistry with carbon fiber microelectrode (CFME) has been …

Significant effort continues to be exerted toward the improvement of transfection mediated by
nonviral vectors. These endeavors are often focused on the design of particulate carriers …

In this study, the effect of surface topography on fibrinogen and platelet adsorption was
investigated. High aspect ratio surface features, in the submicron to nanometer range, were …

Modern approaches to biomaterials aim to instigate a specific tissue response to create truly
biocompatible materials. With this in mind, the responses of cells to biomimetic surface …

Biofouling on surfaces can deleteriously affect the function of electrochemical sensor used in
a biological fluid. The demand is thus to develop a sensor operatable in complex matrices …