Interfacial Adsorption Mechanisms of Arginine, Glutamic Acid, Aspartic Acid, and Valine on Magnesium and Magnesium Alloy Surfaces: A First-Principles Investigation

Elucidating the interfacial interaction mechanisms between biomolecules and metal surfaces is crucial for designing functionalized biomedical materials. This study employs first-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) to investigate the adsorption behaviors of arginine (Arg), glutamic acid (Glu), aspartic acid (Asp), and valine (Val) on magnesium (Mg) and Mg alloy surfaces. The adsorption behaviors of four kinds of amino acids on Mg and Mg alloy surfaces were analyzed through optimized adsorption configurations, adsorption energies (Eads), bond lengths, projected densities of states (PDOSs), and differential charge densities. The calculated results of Eads followed the order of Arg…