Study of Collagen Monolayers at Air- Solution Interface
Abstract：Spread monolayers of the fibril protein I-collagen were studied at the air - water interface in the presence of water, CaC12 solution and calcium bicarbonate solution. The surface pressure isotherms curve （π- curve） of collagen monolayers showes that collagen has a good ability to spread monolayers at air-water. The morphology of collagen LB films has been characterized by atom force microscopy （AFM） , and the results in- dicate that spread collagen monolayers at the airwater interface have the ability to form supramolecular struc- tures （fibrils）. It is very important to understand its ability for spreading monolayers; meantime, it has poten- tial value to study the role of the collagen played in the process of biomineralization.
Keywords：CollagenMonolayers
Publication Date：2012-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 217-220 )