Unnatural proteins for the control of surface forces

Aysen Tulpar, Douglas B. Henderson, Min Mao, Beth Caba, Richey M. Davis, Kevin E. Van Cott, William A. Ducker

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Abstract

The method for the stabilization of colloidal particles via the synthesis and adsorption of unnatural proteins was described. The positively charged alumina surface absorbed copolypeptides from an aqueous solution which generated a steric force and made the double layer force significant. Separation between the surface was found to be independent of salt concentration and was measured using atomic force microscopy. It was found that synthesis of fusion proteins containing useful natural proteins via recombinant DNA technology could produce a wide variety of polymer sequence.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1497-1506
Number of pages10
JournalLangmuir
Volume21
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 15 2005
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Spectroscopy
  • Electrochemistry

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