SiO2 Entrapment of animal cells Part I Mechanical featurs of sol-gel SiO_2 coatings

Author： Sglavo V.M. Carturan G. Dal Monte R. Muraca M.

ISSN： 0022-2461

Source： Journal of Materials Science, Vol.34, Iss.15, 1999-08, pp. : 3587-3590

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Abstract

Natural silk fibers show valuable changes in elastic modulus, E, and failure stress, σ_f, upon treatment with an air flux of gaseous Si-alkoxides bearing a thin sol-gel layer of SiO_2 on the fiber surface. These mechanical features are studied here as a function of the composition of gaseous flux and reaction time. Owing to the different behavior between original and treated fibers submitted to loading-unloading cycles, the maximum increase in E (about 50%) and σ_f (about 30%) are discussed in terms of intermolecular surface interactions of -O-Si-O- bridging groups and protein macromolecules. As an extension of this system, composed of a thin sol-gel SiO_2 layer (0.05–0.1 μm) on protein surfaces, the mechanical improvement of collagen + cell deposits upon deposition of sol-gel SiO_2 is suggested.