Functionalization of amino-modified probes for atomic force microscopy |
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Authors: | A P Limanskii |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Ukrainian Academy of Medical Sciences, Pushkinskaya ul. 14, Kharkov, 61057, Ukraine;(2) Laboratory of Plasma Membrane and Nuclear Signaling, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan |
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Abstract: | The probes for atomic force microscopy (AFM) functionalized with bovine serum albumin (BSA) were obtained; they can be used for molecular recognition studies. The procedure of modification and functionalization of the AFM probe included three stages. First, amino probes were obtained by modification in vapors of an amino silane derivative. Then, a covalent bond was formed between the surface amino groups of the probe and a homobifunctional aminoreactive crosslinker. Finally, the probe with a covalently attached crosslinker was functionalized with BSA molecules. The AFM probes were characterized by force measurements at different stages of the modification; the adhesion force and the work of adhesion force were determined. The modification process was confirmed by visualization of BSA and supercoiled pGEMEX DNA molecules immobilized on the standard amino mica and on amino mica modified with a crosslinker. |
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Keywords: | force measurements atomic force microscopy probe functionalization homobifunctional cross-linker recognition force spectroscopy |
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