Probing Relative Humidity Impact on Biological Protein Bovine Serum Albumin and Bovine Submaxillary Gland Mucin by Using Contact Resonance Atomic Force Microscopy
Erum Kakar,
Saira Riaz,
Shahzad Naseem
Abstract:In biomaterials, a substantial amount of research has
been placed
on the mechanical properties of biomolecules and their interactions
with body fluids. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is a widely studied model
protein, while bovine submaxillary gland mucin (BSM) is another cow-derived
protein frequently employed in research. Films were examined with
contact resonance atomic force microscopy (CR-AFM), and the results
showed that the mechanical characteristics of the films were affected
by the relative humidity. We q… Show more
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