Biosurface engineering

Recently, a well-defined model system was used to investigate the influence of immobilized subtilisin A, a serine protease, on the adhesion of major marine foulers [125-127]. The model system was based on reactive maleic anhydride copolymers covalently attached as nanometer-thick films to amino-functionaUzed surfaces (Fig. 6.33) [129]. These copolymer films are a versatile platform for biosurface engineering as the physicochemical profile of the films can be tuned by the choice of the comonomer, molecular weight, and preparation... 

Pompe T, Zschoche S, Herold N, Salchert K, Gouzy M, Sperling C, et al. Maleic anhydride copolymers—a versatile platform for molecular biosurface engineering. Biomacromolecules 2003 4 1072-9. 

A variety of new experiments have appeared to explore a large range of materials, from void volumes to engineered materials and biosurfaces. HP xenon imaging has also been used to monitor dynamical processes, such as phase transitions and even breathing. A recent review describes the advances in this area. ... 

As we know, protein adsorption is very important in engineer biosurfaces, such as nanobiointerface (Andre et al, 2009). Protein adsorption onto surfaces is fundamental for the development of nonfoubng surfaces... 

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