Interactions at the material surface is influenced by the wettability of the material. Wettability measurements are done to evaluate biocompatibility.
Adhesion plays an important role in daily and industrial processes. Adhesion can be either wanted or unwanted.
Surface tension of blood is an important characteristic when protective materials are being evaluated.
Learn about the distinction between the two concepts biomaterials and tissue engineering and how they relate to each other.
Brewster angle microscopy is a powerful tool for thin film visualization at air-water interface.
Capillary action, also called capillary filling or wicking, means the spontaneous flow of liquid to fill small capillaries or pores.
Learn more about how QSense QCM-D can be used to characterize biomolecular adsorption dynamics and the amount adsorbed to the surface of interest.
Roll-to-roll LB technology combines the benefits of Langmuir-Blodgett to high throughput and the possibility to use flexible substrates.
Learn more about how Lipid Envelope Antiviral Disruption (LEAD) maybe could be used in the future to address infectious disease such as Zika, Dengue and Hepatitis C.