Vroman effect

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounVroman effect (plural Vroman effects)

plural Vroman effects

  1. molecular biologyThe 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.

Origin

Named after Leo Vroman.

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Vroman effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vroman%20effect

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