Authors
Steven A Soper, Alyssa C Henry, Bikas Vaidya, Michelle Galloway, Musundi Wabuyele, Robin L McCarley
Publication date
2002/10/11
Journal
Analytica Chimica Acta
Volume
470
Issue
1
Pages
87-99
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
We report the chemical modification of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), and poly(carbonate) (PC) surfaces for applications in microfluidic systems. For PMMA, a reaction of the surface methyl ester groups with a monoanion of α,ω-diaminoalkanes (aminolysis reaction) to yield amine-terminated PMMA surfaces will be described. Furthermore, it was found that the amine functionalities were tethered to the PMMA backbone through an alkane bridge to amide bonds formed during the aminolysis of the surface ester functionalities. The electro-osmotic flow (EOF) in aminated-PMMA microchannels was reversed when compared to that in unmodified channels. Finally, the availability of the surface amine groups was further demonstrated by their reaction with n-octadecane–1-isocyanate to form PMMA surfaces terminated with well ordered and highly crystalline octadecane chains, appropriate for performing reverse-phase …
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