Women diagnosed with late-stage ovarian cancer suffer a very high rate of mortality.
Accordingly, it is imperative to detect and diagnose the disease as early as possible in its …

Upon contact with bodily fluids, synthetic materials spontaneously acquire a layer of various
species (most notably proteins) on their surface. The concern with respect to biomedical …

Thrombopoietin (TPO), a hematopoietic growth factor produced predominantly by the liver, is
essential for thrombopoiesis. Prevailing theory posits that circulating TPO levels are …

The contact of blood with artificial materials generally leads to immediate protein adsorption
(fouling), which mediates subsequent biological processes such as platelet adhesion and …

Protein separation and purification is important in biotechnology and food processing
industries. Ceramic membranes have shown great potentials for this task. But membrane …

Wireless potentiostats capable of cyclic voltammetry and amperometry that connect to the
Internet are emerging as key attributes of future point-of-care devices. This work presents an …

In the current study, well‐defined polymer brushes are shown as an effective surface
modification to resist the adhesion of whole blood and its components. Poly [oligo (ethylene …

The connection between antifouling and surface hydration is a fascinating but daunting
question to answer. Herein, we use molecular dynamics (MD) computer simulations to gain …

We report here the development of nonwoven electrospun fiber mats containing natural
rubber (NR) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) blends. NR, PVP, and NR: PVP blended …

The operation of biosensors requires surfaces that are both highly specific towards the target
analyte and that are minimally subject to fouling by species present in a biological fluid. In …