Insulin Adsorption onto PE and PVC Tubings
Author(s) -
Nicolas Tokhadzé,
Meriem Sahnoune,
Julien Devémy,
Alain Dequidt,
Florent Goujon,
Philip Chennell,
Valérie Sautou,
Patrice Malfreyt
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
acs applied bio materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.764
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2576-6422
DOI - 10.1021/acsabm.2c00029
Subject(s) - adsorption , gibbs free energy , polymer , chemical engineering , plasticizer , molecule , materials science , insulin , process (computing) , thermodynamics , chemistry , chromatography , organic chemistry , computer science , medicine , physics , engineering , endocrinology , operating system
We investigate the adsorption of insulin onto PE and PVC materials by using HPLC measurements and computer simulations. We interpret the experiments by calculating the Gibbs free energy profiles during the adsorption process. The values of free energy of adsorption show a good agreement with the experimental measurements. The adsorption of insulin onto the different materials is characterized through the conformational changes with respect to its conformation in water and the interfacial regions, which are described by specific arrangements of polymer chains, water, insulin, and plasticizer molecules.
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