Comments on: Structural Stability of Bovine Serum Albumin upon Adsorption to SOMS Measured by FT-IR /2023/04/14/kylie-schmitz/ Mon, 15 May 2023 15:24:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kylie Schmitz /2023/04/14/kylie-schmitz/#comment-29915 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:41:50 +0000 /?p=41291#comment-29915 Thanks for your question, George! I think the most difficult part of this project was managing my time so that I could complete all my lab work while staying on track with the timing of my experiments. It was also difficult to organize my thoughts in the paper since I am most interested in the medical applications of this project, but also wanted to explain the other applications of protein immobilization.

]]> By: George /2023/04/14/kylie-schmitz/#comment-29893 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:14:52 +0000 /?p=41291#comment-29893 What was the most difficult thing you had to go through to complete this project?

]]> By: Kylie Schmitz /2023/04/14/kylie-schmitz/#comment-29773 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 02:34:56 +0000 /?p=41291#comment-29773 Thank you, Torence! I was very surprised by the stability of BSA in such intense conditions. It amazed me that a protein could be so thoroughly protected by simply adsorbing to a solid surface. These findings make me wonder which types of interactions are occurring and why they are so favorable.

]]> By: Kylie Schmitz /2023/04/14/kylie-schmitz/#comment-29771 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 02:27:23 +0000 /?p=41291#comment-29771 Thanks Anna! The main challenges that I ran into involved finding the best ways to take measurements in each condition. Some materials and solvents raised issues with the machine being used and the region of the spectrum that I was analyzing. I overcame these issues by filtering all of my samples and rinsing them with solvents that would not overlap with the data I was interested in.

]]> By: Torence /2023/04/14/kylie-schmitz/#comment-29769 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 02:17:17 +0000 /?p=41291#comment-29769 Great work!! Were there any surprising results or outcomes during the course of your research?

]]> By: Anna Norby /2023/04/14/kylie-schmitz/#comment-29755 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:44:37 +0000 /?p=41291#comment-29755 Kylie you are too smart!

What were some challenges you ran into throughout your study?

]]> By: Kylie Schmitz /2023/04/14/kylie-schmitz/#comment-29739 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:07:47 +0000 /?p=41291#comment-29739 I am fascinated by tissue engineering and the way our bodies respond to various implantable materials. In order for an engineered material to be safe in medical applications, it must not cause any harm to your body. This project allowed me to understand the way biomolecules interact with surfaces in different environments, which provided a great foundation for further education in biomedical engineering.

]]> By: . /2023/04/14/kylie-schmitz/#comment-29729 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 22:24:52 +0000 /?p=41291#comment-29729 What motivated you to research about this topic?

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