Disease relevance of Wettability

• After the treatment, the in vitro hydrolytic degradation properties of Vicryl and Maxon were evaluated by weight loss, tensile breaking strength, heat of fusion and melting temperature, intrinsic viscosity, surface wettability, and surface morphology [1].
• RESULTS: SFD of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) adsorbed to aluminum hydroxide or aluminum phosphate using an excipient combination of trehalose/mannitol/dextran produced vaccine powders of dense particles and satisfactory powder flowability and hygroscopicity [2].
• The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of modifying titanium surfaces, in terms of wettability, roughness, and mode of sterilization, on the ability of the oral bacterium Streptococcus sanguis to colonize [3].
• In another experiment, the toxicity of Silwet L-77 was affected by the wettability of leaf surfaces [4].
• The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the clinical performance of Hydron ActiSoft 60 section sign, made of a new material (HyGMAtrade mark) which is claimed to be dehydration resistant with excellent wettability, with ActiFresh 400, made of conventional non-ionic hydrogel material [5].

High impact information on Wettability

• In this study we investigated the effects of acidified aspirin on the wettability of the luminal surface of gastric mucosae mounted in Ussing chambers in the presence of varying concentrations of 16,16-dimethyl prostaglandin E2 [6].
• Imidazolium ion-terminated self-assembled monolayers on Au: effects of counteranions on surface wettability [7].
• The examination of wettability of the copolymer surfaces showed that the contact angle of water on the hydrophobic surfaces is an increasing linear function of styrene content in the copolymer [8].
• The negativity and wettability of surfaces of polystyrene beads and plates can be increased by pretreatment with acid, and adhesion of haemocytes to these modified surfaces has been examined in vivo and in vitro [9].
• Photoswitched wettability on inverse opal modified by a self-assembled azobenzene monolayer [10].

Biological context of Wettability

• The number of proliferated BMSCs depended on the water wettability of substrates, although the cell number was greater in Dex(-) medium than in Dex(+) medium [11].
• The hygroscopicity of seven amino acids (glycine, alanine, serine, glutamine, threonine, arginine, and asparagine) and three organic species most commonly detected in biomass burning aerosols (levoglucosan, mannosan, and galactosan) were measured using an electrodynamic balance [12].
• The low aqueous solubility of halofantrine (HF) and its low bioavailability from commercially available tablets (Halfan) suggested the formulation of solid dispersions (SDs) of HF to reduce its particle size and improve its wettability and aqueous solubility [13].
• CONCLUSIONS: Two 30-minute cycles of disinfection in 2% acid-potentiated glutaraldehyde reduced wettability, but had little effect on the dimensional change of the addition silicones and polyethers tested [14].
• The hygroscopicity of the contents of clorazepate dipotassium (Mendon) capsules (CM) was investigated by storage at various relative humidities (RHs) [15].

Anatomical context of Wettability

• Phosphatidylcholine membranes assembled on plasma-oxidized PDMS by vesicle fusion bring about favorable surface properties, such as improved wettability and protein resistance [16].
• The present study investigated whether the hydrophobic properties (wettability) of the luminal surface of the toad urinary bladder might play a role in modulating water transport across this epithelium [17].
• Studies on the biocompatibility of materials: fibroblast reorganization of substratum-bound fibronectin on surfaces varying in wettability [18].
• Finally, the expression of the adhesion-related proteins cadherin-5, focal adhesion kinase and RhoA was increased on surfaces with higher wettability [19].
• The adhesion of human endothelial cells (HEC) onto a series of well-characterized methacrylate polymer surfaces with varying wettabilities and surface charges was studied either in serum-containing (CMS) or in serum-free (CM) culture medium [20].

Associations of Wettability with chemical compounds

• An increase in wettability of the tugsten surface after growing randomly oriented TON on its surface allows strong adhesion of approximately 50 nL of the methanol solution at its tip [21].
• In addition, the wettability of the titanium surface was measured with and without GDP [22].
• Ambient sulfate aerosol deposition in man: modeling the influence of hygroscopicity [23].
• SAMs exhibited various substratum compositions and wettabilities, ranging from hydrophilic, hydroxyl-terminated monolayers to hydrophobic, methyl-terminated monolayers [24].
• This spice-induced increase in surface wettability was long-lasting, could be enhanced in the presence of ethanol and reversed by post-treating the rats with BSS [25].

Gene context of Wettability

• This study shows that regardless of wettability and the biomaterial used, initial adhesion of platelets appears to be mediated by GPIIb/IIIa binding to surface adsorbed fibrinogen [26].
• We demonstrated that the decreasing wettability of the materials significantly reduced endogenous fibronectin deposition on the substratum [27].
• The relationship between lens wettability, back surface deposits, and steeper corneal curvature with mucin balls supports the hypothesis that the mechanical interaction of a lens with the surface layer of the epithelium and the tear film in association with the blinking forces of the lid is involved in mucin ball formation [28].
• The AEP and the actual electroosmotic mobility should allow a better understanding of the perfusive EOF and stationary-phase wettability [29].
• TL may have an important role in removing lipids from the corneal surface to maintain the wettability and integrity of the ocular surface [30].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Wettability

• Vinculin, a focal adhesion protein that mediates binding between the integrin and actin cytoskeleton, appeared in Western blots to mimic the variations of alphav and beta3 expression with respect to surface wettability [31].
• Two polymers with different phosphorylcholine concentrations were synthesized and their bulk and surface properties were characterized through differential scanning calorimetry, wettability measurements, angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry [32].
• The wettability and rheology measurements indicate that VDAC-MMT bearing a styryl functional group has the strongest interaction with styrene monomer and toluene [33].
• The role of surface chemistry, crystal morphology and crystal structure in controlling morphine sulfate powder wettability was explored by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction [34].
• The spatial arrangement of adsorbed BSA, visualized by transmission electron microscopy on replicas of the surface, was island-like on substrata with a low wettability and well distributed on substrata with a high wettability [35].

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