Background Depending on environmental conditions, almost all proteins can form amyloid
and amyloid-like aggregates that have unique functional properties. This opens numerous …

Slippery liquid-infused porous surface (SLIPS) has shown significant application values in
various areas and has been commonly obtained by injecting the water-immiscible lubricant …

The necessity to improve in vitro cell screening assays is becoming ever more important.
Pharmaceutical companies, research laboratories and hospitals require technologies that …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder that affects movement. It is
associated with lost dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra, a process that is not …

Abstract Background Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) are sub-micrometer lipid-bound particles
released by most cell types. They are considered a promising source of cancer biomarkers …

Droplet‐based miniature reactors have attracted interest in both fundamental studies, for the
unique reaction kinetics they enable, and applications in bio‐diagnosis and material …

Flash evaporation of droplets under reduced pressures is versatile in industrial applications
for its low energy consumption. More vigorous flash explosions may occur by the subsecond …

Superhydrophobic surfaces display an extraordinary repulsion to water and water-based
solutions. This effect emerges from the interplay of intrinsic hydrophobicity of the surface and …

The evaluation of epigenetic features such as DNA methylation is becoming increasingly
important in many biochemical processes like gene expression and transcription as well as …

Elongated protein‐based micro‐and nanostructures are of great interest for a wide range of
biomedical applications, where they can serve as a backbone for surface functionalization …