Functionalization of embedded thiol-ene waveguides for evanescent wave-induced fluorescence detection in a microfluidic device
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We demonstrate the use of functional surface groups inherently present on off-stoichiometric thiol-ene polymers, for site-specific immobilization of biomolecules and detection by evanescent wave-induced fluorescence. An optofluidic chip featuring an embedded thiol-ene waveguide was selectively functionalized with biotin using photografting. The biotin was used for immobilization of fluorescently labelled streptavidin, and experiments revealed a linear correlation between streptavidin concentration and fluorescent intensity. To further demonstrate the attractiveness of using thiol-ene for optofluidic devices, the optical properties of thiol-ene was evaluated by determining the transparency and refractive index of the cured polymer.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 17th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2013 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Volume | 2 |
Publisher | Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society |
Publication date | 2013 |
Pages | 745-747 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781632666246 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
- Biomolecule immobilization, Optofluidic chip, Thiol-ene polymers
Research areas
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