Adsorption behavior and cross-linking of EHEC and HM-EHEC at hydrophilic and hydrophobic modified surfaces monitored by SPR and QCM-D

Jesper Hedin*, Jan-Erik Löfroth, Magnus Nydén

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Abstract

The adsorption behavior of ethyl(hydroxyethyl) cellulose EHEC and hydrophobically modified EHEC (HM-EHEC) at hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces has been studied using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) methods. The adsorbed amounts measured with the different methods were different due to large amounts of water in the films. The slow adsorption process made it reasonable to assume a continuous polymer reconfiguration process at the surface. This was mostly seen for HM-EHEC at the hydrophobic surface, where a more flexible structure was adopted during the adsorption process. A cross-linking agent was seen to truly interpolymer cross-link EHEC at the hydrophilic surface and HM-EHEC at the hydrophobic surface. For EHEC at a hydrophobic surface and for HM-EHEC at a hydrophilic surface, the polymers adsorbed in an individually phase-separated manner, making an interpolymer cross-linking reaction unsuccessful.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6148-6155
Number of pages8
JournalLangmuir
Volume23
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2007
Externally publishedYes

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