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Antibacterial efficacy of antimicrobial peptide-functionalized hydrogel particles combined with vancomycin and oxacillin antibiotics

Stepulane, A., Rajasekharan, A. K., & Andersson, M. 2024. Antibacterial efficacy of antimicrobial peptide-functionalized hydrogel partic...

Martin Andersson Martin Andersson

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Implant Associated Infections

The aim research project is to find new ways to prevent and treat implant associated infections.

Martin Andersson Martin Andersson

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Adhesion of lactoferrin and bone morphogenetic protein-2 to a rutile surface: dependence on the surface hydrophobicity

Tianyang Sun, Guang Han, Matteus Lindgren, Zhijian Shen and Aatto Laaksonen. 2014. Adhesion of lactoferrin and bone morphogenetic protein-2 ...

Aatto Laaksonen Aatto Laaksonen

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The Complexity of Silk under the Spotlight of Synthetic Biology

Vollrath, F. 2016. The Complexity of Silk under the Spotlight of Synthetic Biology. Biochemical Society Transactions 44(4):1151–57. http://b...

Fritz Vollrath Fritz Vollrath

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Complexity and emergent properties in the spider’s webs and silks

Spider webs are superb examples of functional structures that emerge as the animal builds her web.

Fritz Vollrath Fritz Vollrath
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