Changes in wetting properties of silica surface treated with DPPC in the presence of phospholipase A2 enzyme

The changes of silica surface wettability are evidently dependent on the time of enzyme contacting with DPPC in NaCl solution. Although, the changes of total surface free energy of silica after treatment with DPPC/enzyme solution are minor about 2-6 mJ/m2, the changes of the electron-donor (γs−) and Lifshitz-van der Waals (γsLW) component of the surface free energy are noticeable. Despite, these results are somehow preliminary, it seems that thin layer wicking method is an interesting tool for investigation of the effect of adsorbed DPPC on hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity of silica surface and influence of enzyme PLA2 action.