404 Int. J. Nanotechnology, Vol. 10, Nos. 5/6/7, 2013 Copyright © 2013 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Transient adhesion mediated by ligand–receptor interaction on surfaces of variable nanotopography Valentina Lo Schiavo Laboratory Adhesion and Inflammation (LAI), INSERM UMR 1067, CNRS UMR 7333, Aix-Marseille University Luminy Campus, Marseille, France Email: valentina.lo-schiavo@inserm.fr Philippe Robert Laboratory Adhesion and Inflammation (LAI), INSERM UMR 1067, CNRS UMR 7333, Aix-Marseille University Luminy Campus, Marseille, France and Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Laboratoire d’immunologie, Hôpital de la Conception, 147 Boulevard Baille, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France Email: philippe.robert@inserm.fr Zohar Mishal and Pierre-Henri Puech Laboratory Adhesion and Inflammation (LAI), INSERM UMR 1067, CNRS UMR 7333, Aix-Marseille University Luminy Campus, Marseille, France Email: zohar.mishal@wanadoo.fr Email: pierre-henri.puech@inserm.fr Francesco Gentile BioNEM Laboratories, University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy Email: gentile@unicz.it