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Table 2 Elemental surface composition after contact of SiO2/Si substrates with aqueous laccase mixture suspension

From: Investigations of biofilms formed on silica in contact with aqueous formulations containing laccase and maltodextrin

Time in contact

[Si] (at %)

[O] (at %)

[C] (at %)

[N] (at %)

[Na] (at %)

[N]/[C]

0

59.5

35.3

7.6

0.1

0

0.01

10 s

56.7

32

10.7

0.6

<0.1

0.06

1 min

55.9

31.3

12.1

0.7

<0.1

0.06

10 min

51.8

31.6

15.4

1.1

<0.1

0.07

1 h

43.4

29.1

23.6

3

0.8

0.13

4 h

38.8

28

28.4

3.8

1

0.14

Purified laccase powder

22.4

65.0

11.3

0.3

0.20

Laccase-maltodextrin powder mixture

27.3

66.5

5.4

0.3

0.08

  1. XPS results, given in atom % (at %), for times varying between 10 s and 4 h, and for laccase-containing powders