Surface modification and endothelialization of vascular biomaterials are common
approaches that are used to both resist the nonspecific adhesion of proteins and improve …

Hydrogels are hydrophilic, highly water swellable polymer networks capable of converting
chemical energy into mechanical energy and vice versa. They can be tailored regarding …

Here we have investigated the effect of enshrouding polymer-coated nanoparticles (NPs)
with polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the adsorption of proteins and uptake by cultured cells …

This review focuses on the attachment of polymer brushes to polymeric biomaterial
substrates by chemical surface modification methods for biomedical applications. In the first …

In order to colonize abiotic surfaces, bacteria and fungi undergo a profound change in their
biology to form biofilms: communities of microbes embedded into a matrix of secreted …

Ever since their introduction two decades ago, single-molecule (SM) fluorescence methods
have matured and branched out to address numerous biological questions, which were …

A complete understanding of a protein-folding mechanism requires description of the
distribution of microscopic pathways that connect the folded and unfolded states. This …

Attachment of biomolecules on gold, silicon or glass surfaces has direct implications for the
development of novel biosensors in the context of nanoscale detection of pathogens and …

Protein biochips are at the heart of many medical and bioanalytical applications. Increasing
interest has been focused on surface activation and subsequent functionalization strategies …

Single-molecule measurements provide unique information on heterogeneous populations
of molecules: They give access to the complete distribution of observables (rather than only …