Interactions of biological molecules with inorganic surfaces
Abstract
A natural extension of materials development is to inquire about the interfaces formed between inorganic surfaces and organic or biological materials. We focus on the interaction of biological and inorganic surfaces: if these interactions can be understood and controlled, a host of hybrid molecular structures are conceivable for both fundamental condensed matter study and applications. In our efforts we have examined the interactions of protein components or peptides with a range of inorganic surfaces. Our experiments involve determining the adhesive properties of a range of peptides to various inorganic surfaces prevalent in semiconductor systems that can be manipulated in planar processing. We will review the methods employed in these studies and results that describe general properties of peptide interactions with inorganic surfaces. We will also review preliminary tests on nanoscale inorganic materials constructed at length-scales similar to peptide dimensions. Work supported by DOE grant DE-FG02-02ER15355.
- Publication:
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APS March Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- March 2004
- Bibcode:
- 2004APS..MAR.Z9005W