Human immunoglobulin adsorption investigated by means of quartz crystal microbalance dissipation, atomic force microscopy, surface acoustic wave, and surface plasmon resonance techniques

Langmuir. 2004 Jul 6;20(14):5870-8. doi: 10.1021/la036251d.

Abstract

Time-resolved adsorption behavior of a human immunoglobin G (hIgG) protein on a hydrophobized gold surface is investigated using multitechniques: quartz crystal microbalance/dissipation (QCM-D) technique; combined surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and Love mode surface acoustic wave (SAW) technique; combined QCM-D and atomic force microscopy (AFM) technique. The adsorbed hIgG forms interfacial structures varying in organization from a submonolayer to a multilayer. An "end-on" IgG orientation in the monolayer film, associated with the surface coverage results, does not corroborate with the effective protein thickness determined from SPR/SAW measurements. This inconsistence is interpreted by a deformation effect induced by conformation change. This conformation change is confirmed by QCM-D measurement. Combined SPR/SAW measurements suggest that the adsorbed protein barely contains water after extended contact with the hydrophobic surface. This limited interfacial hydration also contributed to a continuous conformation change in the adsorbed protein layer. The viscoelastic variation associated with interfacial conformation changes induces about 1.5 times overestimation of the mass uptake in the QCM-D measurements. The merit of combined multitechnique measurements is demonstrated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Crystallization
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Immunoglobulin G / chemistry*
  • Kinetics
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force / methods*
  • Quartz / chemistry*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / methods*
  • Surface Properties
  • Time Factors
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Water
  • Quartz
  • Gold