Characterizing Surface Properties Protein-Material and Cell-Material Interactions

Surface tension/energy

The force that acts on the surface of a liquid, causing it to minimize its surface area and form droplets.

Protein absorption

The process by which proteins bind to a surface, reducing surface tension/energy.

Secondary bonding

The type of bonding that occurs between proteins and biomaterial surfaces, involving interactions with amide groups on amino acid side chains.

Vroman effect

The displacement of more abundant and motile proteins by less abundant and less motile proteins with higher affinity for a surface.