Inhibiting Nonspecific Protein Adsorption: Mechanisms, Methods, and Materials

Biomaterials Surface Science

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 45-61

  Binazadeh, Mojtaba ^a   Zeng, Hongbo ^a   Unsworth, Larry D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nonspecific protein adsorption; Poly(ethylene glycol); Poly L lysine; Self assembled monolayer; Surface forces apparatus

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AMINO ACIDS; BIOMATERIALS; DRUG DELIVERY; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GOLD COATINGS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYOLS; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

BIOMATERIAL SURFACES; DRUG RELEASE KINETICS; NON-SPECIFIC PROTEIN ADSORPTION; POLY-L-LYSINE; PROTEIN-SURFACE INTERACTIONS; SURFACE CONCENTRATION; SURFACE FORCE APPARATUS; SURFACE FORCES APPARATUS;

PROTEINS;

EID: 85018200271     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527649600.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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