title: Glycosylated nanoscale surfaces: preparation and applications in medicine and molecular biology.
abstract: Carbohydrates on cell surfaces are critical components of the extracellular landscape and contribute to cell signalling, motility, adhesion and recognition. Multivalent effects are essential to these interactions that are inherently weak. Carbohydrate-functionalised surfaces meet an important need for studying the multivalent interactions between carbohydrates and other biomolecules. Innovations in nanomaterials are revolutionising how these carbohydrate interfaces are studied and underscore their importance in the cosmos of biochemical interactions.
authors: Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
authors: David C
authors: DC
authors: Kennedy
authors: Dan
authors: D
authors: Grünstein
authors: Chian-Hui
authors: CH
authors: Lai
authors: Peter H
authors: PH
authors: Seeberger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D006031:Glycosylation; D006801:Humans; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000379:methods*; D050997:Nanomedicine / Q000379:methods*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates