Journal
BIOMACROMOLECULES
Volume 14, Issue 4, Pages 1072-1077Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/bm301908y
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- Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers Program of the National Science Foundation [DMR 1121053]
- IMI Program of the National Science Foundation [DMR 0843934]
- National Institutes of Health [R01-DE018468]
- UCSB-MPG Program for International Exchange in Materials Science
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien [0843934] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division Of Materials Research [0843934] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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The underwater adhesion of marine mussels relies on mussel foot proteins (mfps) rich in the catecholic amino acid 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (Dopa). As a side chain, Dopa is capable of strong bidentate interactions with a variety of surfaces, including many minerals and metal oxides. Titanium is among the most widely used medical implant material and quickly forms a TiO2 passivation layer under physiological conditions. Understanding the binding mechanism of Dopa to TiO2 surfaces is therefore of considerable theoretical and practical interest. Using a surface forces apparatus, we explored the force distance profiles and adhesion energies of mussel foot protein 3 (mfp-3) to TiO2 surfaces at three different pHs (pH 3, 5.5 and 7.5). At pH 3, mfp-3 showed the strongest adhesion force on TiO2, with an adhesion energy of similar to-7.0 mJ/m(2). Increasing the pH gives rise to two opposing effects: (1) increased oxidation of Dopa, thus, decreasing availability for the Dopa-mediated adhesion, and (2) increased bidentate Dopa-Ti coordination, leading to the further stabilization of the Dopa group and, thus, an increase in adhesion force. Both effects were reflected in the resonance-enhanced Raman spectra obtained at the three deposition pHs. The two competing effects give rise to a higher adhesion force of mfp-3 on the TiO2 surface at pH 7.5 than at pH 5.5. Our results suggest that Dopa-containing proteins and synthetic polymers have great potential as coating materials for medical implant materials, particularly if redox activity can be controlled.
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