Development of encoded particle-polymer arrays for the accelerated screening of antifouling layers.
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SUBMITTER: Kozak D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3323663 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Development of encoded particle-polymer arrays for the accelerated screening of antifouling layers.
Kozak Darby D Kithva Prakash P Bax Jacinda J Surawski Peter P T PP Monteiro Michael J MJ Trau Matt M
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) 20110719 34
A multiplexed screening methodology for the rapid development of antifouling polymer surfaces is presented. An array of protein resistant polymer layers with high grafting (>100 mg m(-2)) were polymerized on optically encoded particles. Multiplexed analysis showed a 97% reduction in nonspecific protein adsorption for all polymer layers created. ...[more]
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