Issue 31, 2012

Mussel foot protein-1 (mcfp-1) interaction with titania surfaces

Abstract

Marine mussels utilize a variety of DOPA-rich proteins for purposes of underwater adhesion, as well as for creating hard and flexible surface coatings for their tough and stretchy byssal fibers. In the present study, moderately strong, yet reversible wet adhesion between the protective mussel coating protein, mcfp-1, and amorphous titania was measured with a surface force apparatus (SFA). In parallel, resonance Raman spectroscopy was employed to identify the presence of bidentate DOPA–Ti coordination bonds at the TiO2protein interface, suggesting that catechol–TiO2 complexation contributes to the observed reversible wet adhesion. These results have important implications for the design of protective coatings on TiO2.

Graphical abstract: Mussel foot protein-1 (mcfp-1) interaction with titania surfaces

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
19 Apr 2012
Accepted
25 Jun 2012
First published
25 Jun 2012

J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 15530-15533

Mussel foot protein-1 (mcfp-1) interaction with titania surfaces

D. S. Hwang, M. J. Harrington, Q. Lu, A. Masic, H. Zeng and J. H. Waite, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 15530 DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32439C

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