Analysis of BSA adsorption onto nanospheres by UV-Vis Spectroscopy (CAT#: STEM-MB-0981-WXH)

Introduction

Understanding protein adsorption to colloidal particles is of great practical interest and has broad industrial applications. In biomedicine, for instance, controlling protein adsorption to natural and synthetic colloids is crucial for the development of drug-delivery systems, immunological assays, artificial tissues and organs, and biosensing devices. In environmental science, accurate knowledge about protein adsorption to soil particles is an essential prerequisite for, for example, assessing the stability and environmental fate of transgene proteins released by genetically modified crops. As such, the mechanisms of protein adsorption to microscopic colloidal particles have been the subject of many investigations.