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Glucose-responsive polymer brushes for microcantilever sensing

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Glucose responsive polymer brushes were synthesized on gold substrates and microcantilever arrays. The response properties of these brushes were evaluated by exposing them to different glucose concentrations for a range of pH values. This work demonstrates the potential for polymer brush-functionalized micromechanical cantilevers as glucose detectors. Furthermore, the work demonstrates that stimulus-responsive polymer brushes on micromechanical cantilevers have a significantly larger bending response due to glucose binding compared with self-assembled monolayers.

Source: Journal of Materials Chemistry

DOI: 10.1039/b925583d

Authors: Tao Chen, Debby P. Chang, Ting Liu, Ramya Desikan, Ram Datar, Thomas Thundat, Rüdiger Berger, Stefan Zauscher

Institutions: Duke University, Max Planck Society, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Miami

Language: English

Topic: Polymer Surface Interaction Studies

Subfield: Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Division of Materials Research, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems

OpenAlex ID: W2136008365

FWCI: 4.486

Cites: 33

Cited by: 79

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