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Entropic repulsion of cholesterol-containing layers counteracts bioadhesion - Nature
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Control of adhesion is a striking feature of living matter that is of particular interest regarding technological translation1–3. We discovered that entropic repulsion caused by interfacial orientational fluctuations of cholesterol layers restricts protein adsorption and bacterial adhesion. Moreover, we found that intrinsically adhesive wax ester layers become similarly antibioadhesive when containing small quantities (under 10 wt%) of cholesterol.
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