When biomedical materials come into contact with body fluids, the first reaction that occurs
on the material surface is hydration; proteins are then adsorbed and denatured on the …

Water molecules play a crucial role in biointerfacial interactions, including protein adsorption
and desorption. To understand the role of water in the interaction of proteins and cells at …

Fluorine-containing polymers are used not only in industrial processes but also in medical
applications, because they exhibit excellent heat, weather, and chemical resistance. As …

Ring-opening metathesis polymerisation (ROMP) has become a popular method for
synthesising complex functional polymers owing to the high functional group tolerance of …

Polymeric biomaterials are often used in water and hydration water molecules with different
mobilities, such as non-freezing water, intermediate water, and free water, are formed on …

Because of the increasing scarcity of water resources, the desalination of seawater by
photothermal evaporation with harvested solar energy has gradually become a popular …

Hydration states of polymers are known to directly influence the adsorption of biomolecules.
Particularly, intermediate water (IW) has been found able to prevent protein adsorption …

Polymers contain functional groups that participate in hydrogen bond (H-bond) with water
molecules, establishing a robust H-bond network that influences bulk properties. This study …

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of water sorption in poly (2-methoxyethylacrylate)(
PMEA) are carried out to elucidate the hydrogen bonding (H-bonding) structures of the water …

Intermediate water (IW) is known to play an important role in the antifouling property of
biocompatible polymers. However, how IW prevents protein adsorption is still unclear. To …