Advanced Materials, Vol.20, No.10, 1825-1825, 2008
Protein in-mold patterning
Nano- and microscopic patterns of active proteins may be built into the surface Biocompatible Materials of polymers during injection molding of hot polymer melts. The retained biofunction is likely due to extremely fast (nanoseconds) cooling rates within nanometers of the cold mold/hot melt interface.