Figure 6. Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) and AFM analysis of adsorption of QueF on graphene-coated QCM sensors. a) Hydrated mass of adsorbed protein assuming a rigid adlayer, b) evolution of adlayer structure over 12 h visualized as dissipation change compared to frequency change, c) AFM height map of the QCM sensor surface after protein adsorption. Triangles indicate the start of protein adsorption. Circles indicate the start of layer reorganization for QueF WT.
AFM image files were developed used a Python 3 script, also in this collection
Funding
Manchester-Bangor DTP2
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council