Table 4.
TGA and reductive desorption data showing surface coverage for Lipoic acid SAMs on NPG and hb-NPG. The data presented is compared with previously reported values.
| Method | Substrate | Surface coverage for LA SAMs (mol cm−2) | Reference | ||
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| Reductive desorption | NPG | 2.42 × 10−10 | [65] | ||
| Flat gold surface | 3.5 × 10−10 | [66] | |||
| Flat gold surface | 3.00 × 10−10 | [50] | |||
| NPG | 2.09 × 10−10 | Present study | |||
| hb-NPG | 3.42 × 10−10 | Present study | |||
| Substrate | Wt. change (%) | Mass loss (μg) | Surface coverage LA mol/cm2 | ||
| TGA analysis | NPG | 0.05 | 3.3 ± 0.7 | 1.3 × 10−9 | Present study |
| hb-NPG | 0.1 | 6.02 ± 0.03 | 3.8 × 10−9 | Present study | |