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Journal for Biophysical Chemistry

Table 1 Surfaces used for the experiment: PEG, Glass and TMA

From: Three Dimensional Tracking of Exploratory Behavior of Barnacle Cyprids Using Stereoscopy

Chemistry

Name

Water contact angle (°)

Ellipsometric thickness (nm)

Short name

HS–(CH2)2–(O–(CH2)2)44–OH

Hydroxy-PEG 2000-thiol

27

7.38

PEG

Acid washed glass

Nexterion® glass (Schott)

15

Glass

HS–(CH2)11–NMe3+Cl

11-Mercaptoundecyl-1-trimethylammonium chloride

34

1.71

TMA

  1. The surfaces were selected because of their different attractiveness for barnacle cyprids. The corresponding formulas are shown, as well as their thickness determined by spectral ellipsometry. Static water contact angles are also shown