Proteins at interfaces play important roles in cell biology, immunology, bioengineering, and
biomimetic material design. Many biological processes are based on interfacial protein …

1. INTRODUCTION A fundamental understanding of chiral biomacromolecules at aqueous
interfaces is critical to studying a host of important phenomena in modern biology, chemistry …

1. INTRODUCTION The attachment of biomolecules onto solid surfaces is fundamental to a
wide range of scientific, engineering, and industrial pursuits. 1, 2 For example, the …

Vibrational sum-frequency generation (VSFG) spectra of the amide-I band of proteins can
give detailed insight into biomolecular processes near membranes. However, interpreting …

A novel strategy to precisely detect or monitor various biomaterials in living cells poses
paramount importance in understanding cellular processes. Graphene, a newly emerged …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) chemically grafted on substrates are widely used as sensors
due to their plasmonic properties. The efficiency and robustness of such sensors strongly …

The nanoscale region immediately adjacent to surfaces, although challenging to probe, is
directly responsible for local chemical and physical interactions between a material and its …

The interaction of hydrophilic and hydrophobic ovococcoid bacteria and bovine serum
albumin (BSA) proteins with a well ordered surface of octadecanethiol (ODT) self assembled …

The principles, strengths and limitations of several nonlinear optical (NLO) methods for
characterizing biological systems are reviewed. NLO methods encompass a wide range of …

N-Acyl-l-homoserine lactones (AHLs) are small cell-to-cell signaling molecules involved in
the regulation of population density and local gene expression in microbial communities …