Vroman effect

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English

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Etymology

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Named after Leo Vroman.

Noun

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Vroman effect (plural Vroman effects)

  1. (molecular biology) 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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