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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 9.
Published in final edited form as: Biomacromolecules. 2013 Aug 27;14(9):3010–3016. doi: 10.1021/bm400447z

Figure 4. Mucin glycans are essential for the cytophobic effect.

Figure 4

(A) Coatings generated from de-glycosylated mucins (Apo-BSM) failed to repel all three cell types tested. Glycan removal from mucins resulted in altered properties of the coatings as probed by QCM-D measurements. (B) Glycosylated mucins yielded thicker coatings and more (B′) dissipation, which is diagnostic for soft materials.