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. 1999 Nov;65(11):4995–5002. doi: 10.1128/aem.65.11.4995-5002.1999

TABLE 2.

Free energies of derivatized surfaces

Substrate Surface chemistry Free energy of derivatized surfaces/mJ · m−2
γ γLW γAB γ+ γ ΔGhyd
S-NH2 SiO]-(CH2)3NH2 34.76 33.43 1.24 3.14 0.12 −68.35
S-C2 SiO]-(CH2)3NH-CO-CH3 39.38 19.86 19.52 4.07 23.4 −110.84
S-C14 SiO]-(CH2)3NH-CO-(CH2)12CH3 36.54 30.38 0.16 0.01 0.46 −59.53
S-C4F SiO]-(CH2)3NH-CO-(CF2)2CF3 20.71 14.38 6.33 2.13 4.70 −72.02
S-Krytox SiO]-(CH2)3NH-CO-Krytox 14.96 11.7 3.26 0.11 23.27 −77.24
S-PEO-3-OMe SiO]-(CH2)3NH-CO-EO-3-OCH3 38.12 33.04 5.07 0.11 58.17 −134.06
S-PEO-5000-OMe SiO]-(CH2)3NH-CO-PEO-5000-OCH3 38.12 33.04 5.07 0.11 58.17 −134.06
S-PNMeAm SiO]-(CH2)3NH-CO-PNMeAm 40.66 31.5 9.16 0.91 23.16 −110.62