Nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) layers functionalized with amine-containing functional groups have generated considerable interest as biocompatible substrates for attachment of biomolecules and cells with a view to biosensor and tissue engineering applications. Here we prepare nanoporous diamond layers with the surfaces modified by hydrogen plasma, oxygen plasma, and conformal 7 nm amine-containing plasma polymer (PP). Immobilization of bovine serum albumin (BSA) molecules is characterized on such surfaces. Grazing angle reflectance infrared spectroscopy as well as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy show that concentration of amine-containing bonds after BSA exposure depends on the type of NCD surface modification. AFM measurements reveal that BSA proteins are physisorbed on H- and O-terminated diamond surfaces in different thicknesses and morphology. When the diamond layers are coated with the amine-containing PP, BSA molecules assume similar thickness and morphology, and their adhesion is significantly increased on both types of the diamond surfaces.

Faculty of Electrical Engineering Czech Technical University 166 27 Prague 6 Czech Republic

Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Charles University 18000 Prague 8 Czech Republic

Institute of Physics Czech Academy of Sciences 162 00 Prague 6 Czech Republic

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