Fundamental Principles of the Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Protein Adsorption to Material Surfaces

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Journal Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2020 Apr 9

PMID 32268265

Citations 18

Authors

Robert A Latour

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Abstract

Protein adsorption is important for essentially any process that involves the contact of a protein-containing solution and a material surface, with the resulting formation of the adsorbed layer of protein determined by the thermodynamics and kinetics of the system involved. This paper presents an overview of the fundamentals of these processes. First, the hierarchical structure of proteins and the types of bonding that stabilize a protein's native-state structure are presented. This section is then followed by a section presenting the thermodynamic driving forces that influence the way that proteins adsorb and conformationally change for three characteristically different types of surface chemistries: nonpolar (hydrophobic) surfaces, neutral hydrophilic surfaces, and charged surfaces. The final section of this paper addresses how kinetics and thermodynamics combine together to influence protein adsorption behavior, followed by concluding remarks.

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