Silicon surfaces were modified by covalent attachment of a self-assembled (SA) polyethylene
glycol (PEG) film. Adsorption of albumin, fibrinogen, and IgG to PEG immobilized silicon …

A goal of current orthopedic biomaterials research is to design implants that induce
controlled, guided, and rapid healing. In addition to acceleration of normal wound healing …

Observations of how controlling the microenvironment of cell cultures can lead to changes in
a variety of parameters has lead investigators to begin studying how the nanoenvironment …

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks and destroys
insulin-producing islet cells of the pancreas. Although islet transplantation has proved to …

The development of suitable three-dimensional matrices for the maintenance of cellular
viability and differentiation is critical for applications in tissue engineering and cell biology. The …

A biosensor application of vertically coupled glass microring resonators with Q/spl sim/12
000 is introduced. Using balanced photodetection, very high signal to noise ratios, and thus …

We report for the first time fabrication of self-aligned hexagonally closed-packed titania
nanotube arrays of over 1000 μm in length and aspect ratio ≈10 000 by potentiostatic …

Bacterial infection is one of the most common problems after orthopedic implant surgery. If
not prevented, bacterial infection can result in serious and life threatening conditions such as …

Microfabrication techniques which permit the creation of therapeutic delivery systems that
possess a combination of structural, mechanical, and perhaps electronic features may …

MIC end points for the most commonly prescribed azole antifungal drug, fluconazole, can be
difficult to determine because its fungistatic nature can lead to excessive “trailing” of growth …