Etymology

Vroman effect

Today it means: The process of competitive protein adsorption to a surface by blood serum proteins where the highest mobility proteins generally arrive first and are later replaced by less mobile proteins that have a higher affinity for the surface. Full definition →

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Named after Leo Vroman.

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