Nicolas H. Voelcker

TL;DR: This review will present recent research on surface modifications of PDMS using techniques ranging from metal layer coatings and layer‐by‐layer depositions to dynamic surfactant treatments and the adsorption of amphipathic proteins.

TL;DR: Anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) has been investigated and utilized in numerous products for almost a century as discussed by the authors. But the rapidly increasing interest in nanoscale materials and their outstanding properties has propelled nanoporous AAO to the fore as one of the most popular nanomaterial with applications across a gamut of areas including molecular separation, catalysis, energy generation and storage, electronics and photonics, sensors and biosensors, drug delivery and template synthesis.

TL;DR: Recent literature on switchable coatings that employ stimuli such as light, temperature, electric potential, pH and ionic strength to control protein adsorption/desorption and cell attachment/detachment en route to the development of next-generation smart bio-interfaces are reviewed.

TL;DR: The fabrication of novel carboxylated agarose/tannic acid hydrogel scaffolds cross-linked with zinc ions for the pH-controlled release of tannic acids display cytocompatibility, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory characteristics that make them promising candidates for wound dressings.

TL;DR: Comparison analysis of transducer sensitivity, robustness and susceptibility to interferences are provided and strategies for sensitivity enhancement by means of signal amplification are covered.