The phrase "alter its surface" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing changes or modifications to the outer layer or appearance of an object or material.
Example: "The artist decided to alter its surface by applying a new layer of paint to create a different texture."
Alternatives: "modify its exterior" or "change its outer layer."
Like the majority of mycoplasma species, M. hominis appears to be equipped with a genetic system that allows it in vivo to alter its surface exposed, membrane-associated, antigenic repertoire.
The interaction between metal surface and cell/tissue is important for the biocompatibility of metallic implants, and surface modification has been studied extensively to alter its surface characteristics, and improve biocompatibility.
This paper outlines a simple method for the electrochemical anodization of β-type Ti 25Nb 25Zr (Ti25Nb25Zr) alloy with a low elastic modulus (approximately 70 GPa) to alter its surface topography for bone implant applications.
So, I had to make the fabric rigid by not altering its surface; I had to artificially thicken it, because you can't cast crystal, or any of the other materials I work with, in that thin of a surface.
Although vaccinated people made antibodies to that protein, the antibodies were all but useless because the virus mutated constantly, altering its surface protein and evading the antibodies.
The results suggest that RF Ar plasma treatment on this muga silk fiber is an innovative way to upgrade its qualities only by altering its surface chemistry and hence to successfully use as biomaterials such as muga silk suture.
Suddenly, the controversy surrounding the painting's authenticity ― its whereabouts over these last few centuries and whether multiple restorations had indelibly altered its surface ― became white noise.
We sent a spacecraft to meet Tempel 1 and altered its surface topography, and then, six years later, sent another spacecraft to meet up with it and photograph the results--one that had already done everything I mentioned above.
Immune responses specific to G. vaginalis may be impaired by the ability of the organism to evade detection by altering its surface antigens.
This phenotype was associated with a significant reduction in the adhesive strength of E-Cadherin, a cell adhesion molecule critical for acinar morphogenesis, without altering its surface expression.
These results are similar to the finding that the C. elegans MEC-6 protein increases current amplitude through the DEG/ENaC channel MEC-4/MEC-10 without altering its surface-expression, and all three proteins are required for mechanosensation [21].
