Quantitative Characterization of Surface Amino Groups of Plasma-Polymerized Films Prepared from Nitrogen-Containing Monomers for Bioelectronic Applications

摘要

The surface amino groups of plasma-polymerized films prepared from various nitrogen-containing monomers were quantitatively characterized for bioelectronic and biomedical applications. X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements were conducted on two kinds of surfaces: pristine surfaces of plasma-polymerized film prepared using various nitrogen-containing monomers, and theirs surfaces whose amino groups had been derivatized by a primary-amine-selective reagent carrying an XPS label. The XPS data showed that the maximum surface density of amino groups for this film was 8.4 × 10~(13) cm~(-2). Amino groups constituted 14-64 of all surface nitrogen atoms (NH/N), depending on the monomer used.