title: Measurement of adsorption of salivary proteins onto soft denture lining materials.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The adhesion of Candida albicans to soft liners is a major causative factor in denture stomatitis. It has been suggested that salivary proteins play an important role in this candidal adhesion.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study measured the adsorption of salivary proteins on soft liners.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five commercial materials and 1 experimental material were immersed in saliva, albumin solution, or milk. Proteins adsorbed on the material surfaces were measured by ATR/FT-IR spectroscopy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The amount of proteins adsorbed to the 6 materials varied considerably. Protein adsorption was significantly lower in the experimental fluoropolymer and polyphosphazene, and higher in acrylic resin and silicone.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Different soft liners promote adsorption of varying amounts of protein.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical and Dental Engineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. y-imai@i-mde.tmd.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamaki
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003822:Denture Liners; D008422:Materials Testing; D008892:Milk; D012463:Saliva; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000379:methods; D013282:Stomatitis, Denture / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine