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. 2016 Nov 9;10(12):10842–10850. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.6b04858

Table 2. Parameters for the CG Model of Proteinsa.

  HSA Tf Fib
Rh [nm] 2.728 3.7216 8.529
RS [nm] 3.630 3.725 11.030,31
ε [kBT] 212 212 212
M [kDa] 67 80 340
ϕ [mV] –1532 –1033,34 –2031
AH [kBT] 9.75 8.4 7
Nmax 550 450 120
a

Rh and RS are the two characteristic length-scales of a protein in each conformation: Rh is obtained from the maximum surface concentration of each protein, and RS is the hydrodynamic radius. ε is the repulsion energy between two adsorbed proteins at the shorter diameter distance in eq S9 in SI. M is the mass of the protein (as specified by Sigma-Aldrich), ϕ is the zeta-potential in PBS, AH is the Hamaker constant, calibrated as explained in the text, for the DLVO interaction potential with silica NP in eq S8 in SI. Nmax is the maximum number of adsorbed molecules forming a full monolayer on the NP, as computed by simulations. We indicate the adopted units near the parameters and the used references, if applicable, near their values.