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To investigate the surface adsorption mechanisms and protein resistance capabilities of bio-inspired poly(ethylene glycol) conjugated to mussel adhesive protein mimics on titanium oxide surfaces.

December 9, 2004Langmuir

Protein Resistance of Titanium Oxide Surfaces Modified by Biologically Inspired mPEG−DOPA

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JDJeffrey L. DalsinNorthwestern University LLLijun LinFujian Medical University STSamuele TosattiSwiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

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In vitro surface analysis reveals high-density mPEG-DOPA adlayers confer resistance to human serum adsorption on titanium oxide, indicating potential for biocompatible antifouling coatings.

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To investigate the surface adsorption mechanisms and protein resistance capabilities of bio-inspired poly(ethylene glycol) conjugated to mussel adhesive protein mimics on titanium oxide surfaces.
Synthesized monomethoxy-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (mPEG) polymers conjugated to peptides containing one to three 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) residues.
Characterized polymer adsorption and binding mechanisms onto titanium oxide (TiO2) using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, spectroscopic ellipsometry, and optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy.
Evaluated antifouling efficacy by measuring human serum adsorption across varying ethylene glycol surface densities.
mPEG-DOPA polymers adhered strongly to TiO2 substrates, with peptides containing three DOPA residues yielding higher PEG surface densities than conventional PEG immobilization methods.
Human serum protein resistance exhibited an ethylene glycol surface density threshold of approximately 15 to 20 EG/nm2, above which minimal protein adsorption occurred.

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Dalsin et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6fa0225d37378ac1dcaed1 https://doi.org/10.1021/la048626g

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In vitro surface analysis reveals high-density mPEG-DOPA adlayers confer resistance to human serum adsorption on titanium oxide, indicating potential for biocompatible antifouling coatings.

Protein Resistance of Titanium Oxide Surfaces Modified by Biologically Inspired mPEG−DOPA

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