Hydrophobic Protein−Polypyrrole Interactions:  The Role of van der Waals and Lewis Acid−Base Forces As Determined by Contact Angle Measurements

• Published in: Langmuir Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 1150 - 1156
• Main Authors: Azioune, Ammar, Chehimi, Mohamed M, Miksa, Beata, Basinska, Teresa, Slomkowski, Stanislaw
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 19.02.2002

Adsorption of human serum albumin (HSA) onto conducting polypyrrole powders, doped with chloride (PPyCl), dodecyl sulfonate (PPyDS), and tosylate (PPyTS), has been monitored in 0.1 M phosphate buffer saline (PBS) and pH 7.4 using UV−visible spectroscopy in conjunction with the depletion method. The...