Protein adsorption on piezoelectric poly(L-lactic) acid thin films by scanning probe microscopy

abstract

Up until now, no direct evidence of protein adsorption processes associated with polar activity of a piezoelectric has been reported. This work presents the experimental evidence of the protein adsorption process' dependence on the surface polarization of a piezoelectric by showing at the local scale that the process of protein adsorption is highly favored in the poled areas of a piezoelectric polymer such as poly(L-lactic) acid. (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3555444]

keywords

BONE; FIBRONECTIN; BIOMATERIALS; SURFACES; COLLAGEN; GROWTH

subject category

Physics

authors

Barroca, N; Vilarinho, PM; Daniel-da-Silva, AL; Wu, AY; Fernandes, MH; Gruverman, A

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acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge FCT and FEDER.

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