Biomolecular characterization is essential in fields such as
drug discovery, glycomics, and cell biology. This feature article
focuses on the experimental use of quartz crystal microbalance with
dissipation (QCM-D) as a powerful analytical technique to probe biological
events ranging from biomacromolecular interactions and conformational
changes of biomacromolecules to surface immobilization of biomacromolecules
and cell morphological changes.