Fabricating a cycloolefin polymer immunoassay platform with a dual-function polymer brush via a surface-initiated photoiniferter-mediated polymerization strategy

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2014 Feb 12;6(3):1971-8. doi: 10.1021/am405017h. Epub 2014 Jan 22.

Abstract

The development of technologies for a biomedical detection platform is critical to meet the global challenges of various disease diagnoses. In this study, an inert cycloolefin polymer (COP) support was modified with two-layer polymer brushes possessing dual functions, i.e., a low fouling poly[poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate] [p(PEGMA)] bottom layer and a poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) upper layer for antibody loading, via a surface-initiated photoiniferter-mediated polymerization strategy for fluorescence-based immunoassay. It was demonstrated through a confocal laser scanner that, for the as-prepared COP-g-PEG-b-PAA-IgG supports, nonspecific protein adsorption was suppressed, and the resistance to nonspecific protein interference on antigen recognition was significantly improved, relative to the COP-g-PAA-IgG references. This strategy for surface modification of a polymeric platform is also applicable to the fabrication of other biosensors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Alkenes / chemistry*
  • Animals
  • Antibodies / metabolism
  • Antigens / metabolism
  • Cattle
  • Fluorescence
  • Immobilized Proteins / metabolism
  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force
  • Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • Polymerization*
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / metabolism
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Alkenes
  • Antibodies
  • Antigens
  • Immobilized Proteins
  • Polymers
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine