Interaction of biomaterials with blood components including neutrophils is responsible for some of the clinical complications that have occurred in cardiopulmonary bypass, hemodialysis, and ventricular assist procedures. The possibility of inhibiting the initial adhesion of neutrophils to biomaterials has been studied extensively, but the problem remains unsolved. In this study, we investigated...

Surface layer as the outer protective coverage of bacteria and archaea are two-dimensional crystalline and symmetrical arrays of proteins that recently attract a lot of attention for biologist scientists. The surface layers of bacteria are usually 5 to 10 nm in diameter and represent highly porous protein lattices with uniform size and morphology with the pore sizes of 2 to 8 nm. The crucial an...

Amyloids are protein/peptide aggregates traditionally associated with many human disorders. However recent evidences suggest that amyloids are also capable of performing various native biological functions in host organisms. Many lower organisms including bacteria and algae use the highly ordered and adhesive property of amyloids for adhesion to host/substrates and/or for colonization, thus sug...

Remodeling of extracellular matrix (ECM) is a fundamental cell property that allows cells to alter their microenvironment and move through tissues. Invadopodia and podosomes are subcellular actin-rich structures that are specialized for matrix degradation and are formed by cancer and normal cells, respectively. Although initial studies focused on defining the core machinery of these two structu...

Physical properties of the extracellular matrix (ECM) are known to regulate cellular processes ranging from spreading to differentiation, with alterations in cell phenotype closely associated with changes in physical properties of cells themselves. When plated on substrates of varying stiffness, fibroblasts have been shown to exhibit stiffness matching property, wherein cell cortical stiffness ...

In this work, a slippery liquid-infused silver-polytetrafluoroethylene (AgFP) coating was fabricated via spontaneous polycondensation of 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane (PFOTES) onto an electroless AgF sublayer. The AgFP demonstrated great stability and superior repellence against liquids with wide range surface tensions. anti-biofouling properties were investigated by adsorption Esch...

Graphene is the thinnest, strongest and stiffest imaginable material. The biocompatible property of graphene oxide can initiate facilitate cell adhesion, proliferation differentiation periodontal ligament, osteogenic oral epithelial cells. Furthermore, antibiofilm anti-adhesion properties in prevention dental biofilm infections, caries, erosion as well for implant surface modification an...

The adhesion of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG to human enterocyte-like Caco-2 cells was not inhibited by eight carbohydrates tested, namely N-acetyl-glucosamine, galactose, glucose, fructose, fucose, mannose, methyl-alpha-D-mannopyranoside and sucrose. The degree of hydrophobicity predicted the adhesion of L. rhamnosus GG to Caco-2 cells. L. rhamnosus GG, however, was able to compete with Escheric...

A detailed understanding of the biophysical features that affect cell growth and development is important in guiding the design of biomimetic scaffolds. The cellular microenvironment is a network of structural and functional components that provide mechanical and chemical stimuli, which influence cell function and fate. Important developmental signals are conveyed to cells through interactions ...

• RCA with high CMC value, complex shape and surface leads to worse interfacial adhesion failure. GA-BP artificial neural network presented considerable capacity predict the damage behavior. The cement mortar content exhibited greatest influence on property of asphalt mortar-RCA interface. Asphalt-aggregate interface’s properties commonly affect initiation evolution within concrete materials, r...