Physics of polypeptide multilayer films

✍ Scribed by Donald T. Haynie

• Book ID: 102296221
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 372 KB
• Volume: 78B
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1552-4973
• DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30479

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Polypeptide multilayer films are promising for the development of coatings for implant devices, biosensors, and artificial cells. This paper discusses aspects of the physics of these films. Three sub‐topics in the physics of peptide adsorption in multilayer film assembly covered here are peptide structure at the film/solid support interface, adsorbed layer thickness, and dynamics of peptide adsorption. A synopsis of work in these areas is preceded by an introduction to the subject and a review of some aspects of polymer theory. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 2006