Biointerphases

Biofilm–biomaterial analysis is shifting to real-time electrochemical monitoring of adhesion, growth & metabolism at microscale. Challenges include biofouling, interference, drift & poor standardization; advances aim at stable, multifunctional sensors. doi.org/10.1116/6.0004…

This highly-cited review from @UMaine is included in our Special Topic Collection on #PFAS at the Interface of Biological and Environmental Systems. Read here: doi.org/10.1116/6.0002… Check out the entire collection here 👉pubs.aip.org/bip/collection…

Silane coupling agents are crucial for enhancing biocompatibility in medical devices. Their stability & versatility make them perfect for enhancing hydrogels & creating advanced surface coatings. Check out one of our top reviews on these versatile agents: doi.org/10.1116/6.0002…

📣 The latest issue of Biointerphases is live! 📣 Read reviews and original research from Nanyang Normal University, @UniLeipzig (featured on our cover!), and @UofNorthDakota. pubs.aip.org/avs/bip/issue/…

3D bioprinting offers personalized solutions for severe skin injuries, recreating complex layers & appendages while reducing infection & immune rejection. Despite rapid growth, challenges remain in vascularization, scalability, & regulatory approval. doi.org/10.1116/6.0004…

Wencke Krings leads a review exploring how diet shapes the form & mechanics of mollusks' radular teeth through echomechanics. Categorizing them like human tools, this aims to inspire engineering innovations & explore responses to environmental changes. doi.org/10.1116/6.0005…

Condensed droplet polymerization allows solvent-free creation of tunable polymer dome microlenses that enhance live-cell imaging. These adaptable platforms are useful for scaffolds, diagnostics, drug delivery, & probing curvature-mediated cell signaling. doi.org/10.1116/6.0004…

⏰The latest issue of Biointerphases has dropped! 👇 Check it out to read articles from @UTAustin, @UOW, @UW, @tudresden_de, and others. pubs.aip.org/avs/bip/issue/…

Authors from @UW use AFM & Tof-SIMS to study hydrolytic & enzymatic degradation of polyurethanes, showing polymer surface roughness in aqueous conditions is affected by bulk composition. Incorporating collagenase-cleavable peptides accelerated degradation. doi.org/10.1116/6.0004…

Biointerphases was pleased to present poster awards at the 10th Chinese National Conference on Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, held in Xi'an, China this past October. Congratulations to the winners! 🎉 linkedin.com/posts/biointer…

Between authors, reviewers, editors, & readers, RESEARCHERS are central to everything we do! Thank you to all researchers who engaged with us in 2025. We look forward to continuing our focus on researchers &their contributions in 2026. Happy New Year from Biointerphases! 🎆

Happy to share our latest publication from the @iiscbangalore @RamrayB, now available online and featured on the cover of @biointerphases. This cool and highly interesting paper focuses on the proteoglycan Decorin and its role in ovarian cancer progression.

Ti-NW-Mg modified titanium implants were synthesized & shown to improve bone formation — reducing macrophage growth & inflammation while regulating macrophage polarization. The results suggest a promising implant material for enhancing osteogenesis. doi.org/10.1116/6.0004…

Soluble factors secreted by human osteoblasts stimulate stem cell differentiation & calcium phosphate mineralization, & surface modifications of implants promote bone-like matrix formation, which could reduce implant healing time & failure rates. doi.org/10.1116/6.0004…

Surface force apparatus measurements & microscopy show the concentration of calcium ions affects the aggregation, cohesion & intefacial adhesion of ascidian adhesive protein 1 (AAP-1)—data valuable in creating antifouling coatings & biomimetic adhesives. doi.org/10.1116/6.0004…

High-speed atomic force microscopy enabled direct visualization of single-molecule adsorption dynamics of bovine serum albumin and fibrinogen on silica nanoparticle coatings, revealing distinct, protein-specific and dynamic interfacial mechanisms. doi.org/10.1116/6.0004…

Soft probe particle tracking microrheology (S-PTM) tracks the motion of cell subcompartments to measure mechanical properties in the surrounding environment. In the nucleolus, S-PTM revealed distinct layers with different properties. doi.org/10.1116/6.0004…

On our latest cover, we feature research from Indian Institute of Technology studying the role of the proteoglycan Decorin in regulating ovarian cancer progression. Glycosaminoglycan chains in Decorin are crucial to its role fighting invasive cells. 💪 doi.org/10.1116/6.0004…

In evaluating peptide binding against an Au(111) surface, this group from IIT Gandhinagar used molecular dynamics simulations to compare solid-binding peptides for biosensing, while showing the limitations of phage display techniques. doi.org/10.1116/6.0004…

Cellulose scaffolds made from decellularized pacific dulse seaweed have inflammatory/antimicrobial properties & compatibility with cardiac cells, showing the promise of seaweed-derived cellulose in tissue engineering & other biomedical applications. doi.org/10.1116/6.0004…