The adsorption of proteins is the initiating event in the processes occurring when blood
contacts a “foreign” surface in a medical device, leading inevitably to thrombus formation …

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

Polymer brushes have become a significant focus of polymer research with the need for
straightforward and versatile surface modification. With the development of controlled radical …

Implantable medical devices have been widely applied in diagnostics, therapeutics, organ
restoration, and other biomedical areas, but often suffer from dysfunction and infections due …

This study examined six different polymer and self-assembled monolayer (SAM) surface
modifications for their interactions with human serum and plasma. It was demonstrated that …

Thiol-terminated polyethylene glycol (PEG) is commonly used to functionalize the surface of
gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in order to improve their in vivo stability and to avoid uptake by …

This book explores important new NMR spectroscopic methods and describes and
compares the application of NMR to a large variety of useful materials with results from other …

This article focuses on one of the major failure routes of implanted medical devices, the
foreign body reaction (FBR)—that is, the phagocytic attack and encapsulation by the body of …

Bioactive surfaces refer to surfaces with immobilized bioactive molecules aimed specifically
at promoting or supporting particular interactions. Such surfaces are of great importance for …

Food may be contaminated by various hazardous substances in all stages of the food supply
chain, which may pose a wide variety of human health risks. The ability to construct sensors …