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Contact angle (°) Surface energy components (mJ/m2)
Surface Water Formamide Diiodo-
methane
γLW γAB γ+ γ- γTotal
Bare Au 71.7 31.4 31 43.8 5.6 2.4 3.3 49.4
Au /NPs-(PAH-PSS)3/PAH 93.0 43.3 43.1 40.1 9.0 8.6 3.2 41.2
Au/ NPs-(PAH-PSS)3/PAH-Proteus mirabilis 39.1 43.0 37.5 40.8 0.3 0 47.9 41.2
Table 1: Contact angles and surface energy components of the bare and the modified Au electrode.