The adsorption kinetics of the protein bee venom phospholipase A, to a
smooth, planar metal oxide surface has been measured under controlled
hydrodynamic conditions using optical waveguide lightmode spectroscop
y (OWLS). Adsorption follows the generalized ballistic deposition (GBD
) model, except at low bulk protein concentrations, where Langmuir kin
etics are observed. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.