A high throughput method using electron microprobe analysis for quantification of protein adsorption on surfaces

Zhijun Bai, Trevor Byrne, M. J. Filiaggi, R. Sanderson, V. Chevrier, P. Stoffyn-Egli, J. R. Dahn

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Résumé

Protein adsorption on solid surfaces can be easily and accurately quantified by electron microprobe analysis using wavelength dispersive spectroscopy (WDS) to detect the carbon and nitrogen atoms within the protein. The method was calibrated by measurements of the carbon and nitrogen WDS signals for sputtered carbon and C0.72N0.28 films of known mass per unit area. Fibrinogen adsorption isotherms on silicon wafers and sputtered Ni film samples were studied using this method. The sensitivities for fibrinogen are about 20 ng/cm2 using carbon WDS, and about 60 ng/cm2 using nitrogen WDS with a circular electron beam of 50 μm diameter. The fibrinogen adsorption results on Si and Ni are in agreement with reported values in the literature. This study suggests that WDS studies are a reliable way to rapidly and automatically screen metallic biomaterials, including combinatorial libraries, in a quantitative manner for their protein affinity.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)795-804
Nombre de pages10
JournalSurface Science
Volume602
Numéro de publication3
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - févr. 1 2008

Note bibliographique

Funding Information:
The financial support of Medtronic, Inc. (USA) is gratefully acknowledged. The authors would like to thank Dr. Russell Doolittle (University of California at San Diego) for information on the overall amino acid composition of fibrinogen.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Materials Chemistry

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