Morphology of self assembled monolayers using liquid phase reaction on silica and their effect on the morphology of adsorbed insulin

作者：Sharma Indu; Pattanayek Sudip K^*; Aggarwal Varsha; Ghosh Subhasis

来源：Applied Surface Science, 2017, 405: 503-513.

DOI：10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.01.280

• Silica modification
• Silane coupling agents
• Morphology of adsorbed insulin
• Surface morphology

The effect of roughness of two different categories of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) with propyl amine and propyl groups respectively on the morphology of adsorbed insulin is observed. SAMs are obtained by liquid phase reaction of silica with organo silane coupling agents (SCA). The influence of the morphology and physical characteristics of the SAMs on the reaction time and concentration of the modifiers are explored.
We have tested three SCA containing propyl amine with varying groups linked to Si present on it. In addition, we have used a silane coupling agent to prepare. SAM of methyl head group. The approach of these molecules towards the surface depends on the head group and the groups linked to Si of the SCA. The morphology of the surfaces is analysed using power spectral density distribution (PSD), skewness, ellipsometry thickness and surface energy.
Both chemical nature and physical morphology of the adsorbent influence the morphology of the adsorbed insulin. In general, a low number of aggregates of big size are formed on the surfaces obtained from low concentration of SAMs, while a higher number but of smaller size of aggregates are formed over surfaces obtained from 1% concentration of SAMs modifiers. The peak to valley ratio of the aggregates of insulin is strongly influenced by the size of grains of SCA over the adsorbent.

• 出版日期2017-5-31