Clarke, R W (2021) Theory of cell membrane interaction with glass. Physical Review E, 103 (3). 032401 ISSN 2470-0045

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Abstract

There are three regimes of cell membrane interaction with glass - Tight and loose adhesion, separated by repulsion. Explicitly including hydration, this paper evaluates the pressure between the surfaces as functions of distance for ion-correlation and ion-screened electrostatics, and electromagnetic fluctuations. The results agree with data for tight adhesion energy (0.5-3 vs 0.4-4 mJ/m2), detachment pressure (7.9 vs 9 MPa), and peak repulsion (3.4-7.5 vs 5-10 kPa), also matching the repulsion's distance dependence upon renormalization by steric pressure mainly from undulations.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Biotechnology > Bio-Diagnostics Nanoscience > Surface and Nanoanalysis Quantum Phenomena > Nanophysics
Divisions:	Chemical & Biological Sciences
Identification number/DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevE.103.032401
Last Modified:	12 Jul 2021 14:05
URI:	http://eprintspublications.npl.co.uk/id/eprint/9218

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