Adsorption of Mucin on to A Titanium Surface: A Kinetics Study

ABSTRACT

The rate at which mucin adsorbs on a titanium surface was investigated. The best concentrations of titanium (0.02 mg), mucin (0.1 mg/ml), mucin solution (35 °C), and pH (6.4) were found during preliminary research. After around 115 minutes, equilibrium was established, and the highest adsorption concentration of mucin was found for Ca-Ti (0.0603 mg/ml), followed by that of unto K-Ti, demonstrating that the adsorption is unaffected by the presence of Ca2+ ions. Diffusion was shown to be the primary adsorption mechanism, and first-order adsorption with respect to mucin molecules was established by analysis of kinetic data using the Lagergren, Bhattacharya/Venkobacharya, and Flicks models.

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