Cell-adhesion molecules of the cadherin and immunoglobulin-like cell-adhesion molecule (Ig-CAM) superfamilies not only exert their functions by mediating cell–cell and cell–matrix adhesion ...

Junctional adhesion molecules (JAMs) are expressed by leukocytes, platelets, endothelial and epithelial cells. JAMs are important in the control of vascular permeability and leukocyte ...

Sunlight allows green algae to do more than just carry out photosynthesis. Some unicellular algae actually use light to switch the adhesion of their flagella to surfaces on and off – a phenomenon ...

The nanometer size of hairs (spatulae) on the feet of geckos and many insects may have evolved to optimize adhesion strength, according to new research conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Metals ...

Cell adhesion molecules, a class of transmembrane glycoproteins on the cell surface, are directly linked to metastasis, tumorigenesis, and invasion. Integrins may be valuable targets for cancer ...

Silanes as Adhesion Promoters Similar silanes are used as adhesion promoters between silicon dioxide and polyimides, such as PMDA-ODA However other techniques that form covalent coupling also work ...

Tissue structures are determined by both cell-cell adhesion and cell-matrix adhesion, with the latter describing interactions between cells and the extracellular matrix (ECM). The ECM is the ...

A recent study in Nature Communications presents a new class of shape memory polymer (SMP) surfaces embedded with nanotips. These surfaces feature tunable nanoscale roughness, enabling adjustable dry ...

Effectiveness of adhesion promoter The material selection for an adhesion promoter (AP) is very important because it must be compatible with mold resin, copper, aluminum, nickel and Pb solder. Several ...

Adhesion insurance contracts are used for efficiency. At least from the insurance industry’s perspective, it would be very costly and unmanageable to negotiate the specific terms of a policy ...

UK: A year-long trial is to be undertaken with a monitoring system designed to help operators better understand the ...

Glanular adhesion. This is a smaller adhesion that occurs when the skin of the shaft attaches to the glans (head) of the penis. This type often goes away by itself.