Evaluation and regulation of the corrosion resistance of macroporous titanium scaffolds with bioactive surface films for biomedical applications

A three-layer bioactive film on porous titanium was constructed and evaluated for its corrosion resistance via electrochemical analysis.

Surface Modification for Detection of Liver Cancer Biomarker

Materials modification with surface functional group for bioactive film or sensor surface is important in many applications. A suitable surface for each system can be shown high efficiency of detection. In this work, two different surfaces via covalent binding are created on gold substrate for finding the suitable surface in medical applications. The liver cancer biomarker, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) was detected on two surfaces; one is carboxy dextran and another is a modified polymethyl metacrylate (PMMA). The substrates were improved by physical and chemical binding for AFP antibody immobilization. Contact angle and surface Plasmon resonance (SPR) were used to study the characteristic of surfaces. The result was found that the carboxy dextran gave higher detection than PMMA. Moreover, the dextran surface was studied in real serum samples. It was shown the significantly different between positive and negative AFP serum which is preliminary results for testing in more clinical samples further.