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Polymer surface modification for the attachment of bioactive compounds
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This paper reviews recent advances in the covalent attachment of bioactive compounds to functionalized polymer surfaces including relevant techniques in polymer surface modification such as wet chemical, organosilanization, ionized gas treatments, and UV irradiation.About:
This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2007-07-01. It has received 1334 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Surface modification & Bioconjugation.read more
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Biodegradable synthetic polymers: Preparation, functionalization and biomedical application
TL;DR: This review presents a comprehensive introduction to various types of synthetic biodegradable polymers with reactive groups and bioactive groups, and further describes their structure, preparation procedures and properties.
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Conducting polymers in chemical sensors and arrays
TL;DR: The review covers main applications of conducting polymers in chemical sensors and biosensors, such as pH sensitivity, sensitivity to inorganic ions and organic molecules as well as sensitivity to gases, and induced receptor properties.
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Nonthermal Plasma Technology as a Versatile Strategy for Polymeric Biomaterials Surface Modification: A Review
TL;DR: A tutorial-type review of recent work on surface modification of polymeric biomaterials, with a focus on plasma-based strategies, to provide a fast introduction for researchers into the field.
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Design, fabrication and characterization of PCL electrospun scaffolds—a review
Amaia Cipitria,Amaia Cipitria,Anthony D. Skelton,Tim R. Dargaville,Paul D. Dalton,Paul D. Dalton,Dietmar W. Hutmacher,Dietmar W. Hutmacher +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review summarizes literature on poly(3-caprolactone) and selected blends, and provides extensive descriptions of the broad range of parameters used in manufacturing such electrospun fibers.
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Evaluation of immobilized enzymes for industrial applications
Andreas Liese,Lutz Hilterhaus +1 more
TL;DR: This tutorial review the focus is set on the evaluation of immobilized enzymes in respect to mass transport limitations, immobilization yield and stability, to enable industrial applications.
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A rapid and sensitive method for the quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding
TL;DR: This assay is very reproducible and rapid with the dye binding process virtually complete in approximately 2 min with good color stability for 1 hr with little or no interference from cations such as sodium or potassium nor from carbohydrates such as sucrose.
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Biomaterials Science: An Introduction to Materials in Medicine
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Mechanisms of biofilm resistance to antimicrobial agents
Thien-Fah Mah,George A. O'Toole +1 more
TL;DR: Owing to the heterogeneous nature of the biofilm, it is likely that there are multiple resistance mechanisms at work within a single community.