Self-assembled monolayers(SAMs) have become a basic technique for biochemical modification using e.g. specific petides on a biomaterial surface. Some studies have been reported on the effect of their terminal functionalities of the orgarnic molecules ...
Self-assembled monolayers(SAMs) have become a basic technique for biochemical modification using e.g. specific petides on a biomaterial surface. Some studies have been reported on the effect of their terminal functionalities of the orgarnic molecules on apatite formation in a simulated body fluid and the surface chemical characteristics of the SAMs infuenced the biological response.
In this study we assumed that if the alaknethiol or organosilane SAMs are formed on a titanium surface, such a surface might be used for an attachment site inducing biological functionality such as organo-functional group, peptide, protein, etc. And we examined the alkanethiol or organosilane adsorption behavior on the Au, c.p Ti and TiO² surfaces by using an electrochemical quartz crystal nanobalance(EQCN) developed in our laboratory. The resolution limit of the constructed EQCN was about 0.1 ng. Using the EQCN, we were able to precisely investigate the mass change ratio on the surfaces versus immersion time.
The amount of Thiol-I SAM adsorbed on c.p Ti was about 67% compared with that formed on the Au coated titanium substrate. However, there was no SAM formation on the TiO₂ surface with thick titanium oxide layer (obtained using the electrochemical oxidation method). In case of organosilanes, the amount of Silane-I SAM adsorbed on TiO₂ was about 19% more than c.p Ti substrate and Silane-II was 14%.
Results obtained from this study, have shown that by altering titanium surface chemistry, titanium surface may be modified into a functional bioactive surface by introducing functional groups and can be used in the same way as Au substrate.