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Biochemically Responsive Smart Surface

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: A design of smart surfaces responsive to biochemical analytes is demonstrated in the example of mixed monolayers of biotin/fluorocarbon. The contact angle of aqueous solutions on such surfaces decreases upon streptavidin binding and can be used in detecting this protein. The specificity of the effect is confirmed by the lack of a contact angle change by streptavidin blocked with biotin and by bovine serum albumin.

Source: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

DOI: 10.1021/am800166t

Authors: Fabian Rios, Sergei Smirnov

Institution: New Mexico State University

Language: English

Topic: Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

Subfield: Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Awards: G4151662217, SCORE Institutional Development Project at New Mexico State Univ.