Protein adsorption at solid surfaces plays a key role in many natural processes and has
therefore promoted a widespread interest in many research areas. Despite considerable …

The interaction of proteins in living cells is one of the key processes in the maintenance of
their homeostasis. Introduction of additional agents into the chain of these interactions may …

The ability to obtain a molecular-level understanding of the chemistry that takes place at
liquid/solid interfaces is key to the development and improvement of many chemical and …

Adsorption of chicken egg lysozyme on silica nanoparticles of various diameters has been
studied. Special attention has been paid to the effect of nanoparticle size on the structure …

Nanotoxicology studies require investigations of several physico-chemical aspects of the
particle/body fluid interaction, here described by reviewing recent literature in the light of …

Besides significantly broadening the scope of available data on adhesion of proteins on
solid substrates, we demonstrate for the first time that all seven proteins (tested here) …

Interfaces can strongly accelerate or inhibit protein aggregation, destabilizing proteins that
are stable in solution or, conversely, stabilizing proteins that are aggregation-prone …

Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is the most widely used protein for surface passivation
applications, although it has relatively weak, nonsticky interactions with hydrophilic surfaces …

We have demonstrated that globular proteins, such as hen egg lysozyme in phosphate
buffered saline at room temperature, lose native structural stability and activity when …

The understanding of the mechanisms involved in the interaction of biological systems with
inorganic materials is of interest in both fundamental and applied disciplines. The adsorption …