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Sophisticated nanofabrication tools such as photolithography and electron beam lithography have allowed researchers to mimic and modulate the chemistry and topography of adhesive ligands found in the extracellular matrix in vivo on substrata for ex vivo studies1,2,3.

These cells also modulate the chemistry of the tumour microenvironment by producing matrix metalloproteinase enzymes (MMPs), MMP inhibitors, extracellular matrix (ECM) components, growth factors and cytokines.

XETs are unique enzymes in plants that are capable of modulating the chemistry of the matrix and therefore performing both of these functions [ 36].

These findings suggest that simply modulating the surface chemistry of a scaffold can regulate its immune cell infiltration profile and have implications for the design and development of new material based vaccines.

The causative agent of anthrax, Bacillus anthracis, is capable of circumventing the humoral and innate immune defense of the host and modulating the blood chemistry in circulation to initiate a productive infection.

It is likely that ligands are intimately involved in modulating the redox chemistry and are also involved in the delocalization of the electron density as the cluster is oxidized.

The results of the investigation have demonstrated that NC geometry and surface chemistry can modulate the specific absorption characteristics of the modified PMMA in order to absorb different solvent molecules (i.e. acetone, ethanol, propan-2-ol and water).

We conclude that engineered cardiac tissue structure and function can be modulated by the chemistry and geometry of the provided nano- and micro-textured surfaces.

Many studies have shown that cell biomaterial interactions can activate macrophages which results in the synthesis of pro-inflammatory agents such as TNFα, IFNγ, IL-1, and IL-6[28, 29] Most likely, the surface properties, such as material surface chemistry and topography, can modulate the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines by macrophages in a time-dependent manner[30].

"One optimistic note is that chemistry may enable us to modulate the biological activity of this nanomaterial," said Bianco.

Efforts to modulate the biological activity by structural modifications using synthetic organic chemistry have been difficult because of the complexity of its chemical structure.