Abbreviations
11-MUA
11-mercaptoundecanoic acid
AA
Allylamine
AFM
Atomic force microscopy
APTES
Aminopropyltriethoxysilane
ATRP
Atom transfer radical polymerization
BCC
Body centered cubic
BSA
Bovine serum albumin
CA
Contact angle
CFM
Chemical force microscopy
CH 2 I 2
Diiodomethane
CTC
Circulating tumor cell
CVD
Chemical vapor deposition
DCC
Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
DDP
Dodecyl phosphate
DMF
N,N-dimethylformamide
DPN
Dip pen nanolithography
EDC
1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide
EO2
Di(ethylene glycol) vinyl ether
FDA
Fluorescein diacetate
FN
Fibronectin
FT-IR
Fourier Transform Infrared
FV
Force volume
GOPS
Glycidoxypropyltriethoxysilane
GSH
Glutathione
HEX
Hexagonally
HPL
Hexagonally perforated layer
IgG
Immunoglobulin G
LAM
Lamellae
MA
Maleic anhydride
MCT
Mercury cadmium telluride
MPTS
3-mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane
NHS
N-hydroxysuccinimide
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