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Bioconjugation of Poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate)-Coated Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles for Magnetic Capture of Target Proteins

  • Kang, Sung-Min;Choi, In-Sung S.;Lee, Kyung-Bok;Kim, Yong-Seong
    • Macromolecular Research
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.259-264
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    • 2009
  • Chemical modification of magnetic nanoparticles(MNPs) with functional polymers has recently gained a great deal of attention because of the potential application of MNPs to in vivo and in vitro biotechnology. The potential use of MNPs as capturing agents and sensitive biosensors has been intensively investigated because MNPs exhibit good separation-capability and binding-specificity for biomolecules after suitable surface functionalization processes. In this work, we demonstrate an efficient method for the surface modification of MNPs, by combining surface-initiated polymerization and the subsequent conjugation of the biologically active molecules. The polymeric shells of non-biofouling poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate)(pPEGMA) were introduced onto the surface of MNPs by surface-initiated, atom transfer radical polymerization(SI-ATRP). With biotin as a model of biologically active compounds, the polymeric shells underwent successful post-functionalization via activation of the polymeric shells and bioconjugation of biotin. The resulting MNP hybrids showed a biospecific binding property for streptavidin and could be separated by magnet capture.

Theoretical and Experimental Studies on the Adsorption of N-[(E)-Pyridin-2-ylmethylidene] Aniline, a Schiff Base, on Mild Steel Surface in Acid Media

  • N, Mohanapriya.;M, Kumaravel.;B, Lalithamani.
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.117-131
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    • 2020
  • The adsorption of N-[(E)-Pyridin-2-ylmethylidene] aniline, a Schiff base, on to mild steel surface in 1M HCl and 0.5 M H2SO4 solutions and the consequent corrosion protection were studied employing weight loss method, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiodynamic polarization measurements. DFT calculations were performed to investigate its interaction with the metal surface at the atomic level to understand its inhibition mechanism. The adsorption process is well described by the Langmuir isotherm. The thermodynamic parameters indicated that the adsorption is spontaneous and the interaction of the inhibitor at the mild steel surface is mainly through physisorption. The Ra values obtained in AFM studies for the uninhibited and inhibited sample in HCl media respectively are 0.756 and 0.559 ㎛, and that in H2SO4 media are 0.411 and 0.406 ㎛. The lesser roughness values of the inhibited sample shows the adsorption of the molecules onto the mild surface. The inhibition efficiencies were found to improve with concentration of the inhibitor and the maximum efficiency was observed at 400ppm in all the investigation methods adopted. The inhibitor was found to exhibit a higher efficiency in HCl media (95.7%) than in H2SO4 (92.8%). The theoretical and experimental results are found to be in good agreement.

Synthesis and Surface Modification of Magnesium Hydroxide by Hydrothermal Method (수열법에 의한 수산화 마그네슘의 합성과 표면개질)

  • Lee, Hae-Young;Kang, Kuk-Hyoun;Lee, Dong-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.149-158
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    • 2012
  • Magnesium hydroxide[$Mg(OH)_2$] was prepared by hydrothermal method using oleic acid as surface modifier. $Mg(OH)_2$ particles exhibit flake morphology with micrometer in size and the surface modification starts from the reaction of $C_{17}H_{33}COO^-$ group, derived from oleic acid molecule in alkaline environments. It is found that hydrothermal treatment conditions such as pH, temperature and reaction time are important for the control of the morphology and properties of surface modified magnesium hydroxide. The obtained magnesium hydroxide groups were characterized by FE-SEM, XRD, FT-IR, TGA. The dispersion in organic solution was determined by sedimentation test and compared with the result of raw $Mg(OH)_2$.

Direct Electrical Probing of Rolling Circle Amplification on Surface by Aligned-Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistor

  • Lee, Nam Hee;Ko, Minsu;Choi, Insung S.;Yun, Wan Soo
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.1035-1038
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    • 2013
  • Rolling circle amplification (RCA) of DNA on an aligned-carbon nanotube (a-CNT) surface was electrically interfaced by the a-CNT based filed effect transistor (FET). Since the electric conductance of the a-CNT will be dependent upon its local electric environment, the electric conductance of the FET is expected to give a very distinctive signature of the surface reaction along with this isothermal DNA amplification of the RCA. The a-CNT was initially grown on the quartz wafer with the patterned catalyst by chemical vapor deposition and transferred onto a flexible substrate after the formation of electrodes. After immobilization of a primer DNA, the rolling circle amplification was induced on chip with the a-CNT based FET device. The electric conductance showed a quite rapid increase at the early stage of the surface reaction and then the rate of increase was attenuated to reach a saturated stage of conductance change. It took about an hour to get the conductance saturation from the start of the conductance change. Atomic force microscopy was used as a complementary tool to support the successful amplification of DNA on the device surface. We hope that our results contribute to the efforts in the realization of a reliable nanodevice-based measurement of biologically or clinically important molecules.

Highly Sensitive and Selective Glucose Sensor Realized by Conducting Polymer Modified Nanoporous PtZn Alloy Electrode

  • Jo, Hyejin;Piao, Hushan;Son, Yongkeun
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.41-45
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    • 2013
  • Platinum is a well known element which shows a significant electrocatalytic activity in many important applications. In glucose sensor, because of the poisoning effect of reaction intermediates and the low surface area, the electrocatalytic activity towards the glucose oxidation is low which cause the low sensitivity. So, we fabricate a nanoporous PtZn alloy electrode by deposition-dissolution method. It provides a high active surface and a large enzyme encapsulating space per unit area when it used for an enzymatic glucose sensor. Glucose oxidase was immobilized on the electrode surface by capping with PEDOT composite and PPDA. The composite and PPDA also can exclude the interference ion such as ascorbic acid and uric acid to improve the selectivity. The surface area was determined by cyclic voltametry method and the surface structure and the element were analyzed by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), respectively. The sensitivity is $13.5{\mu}A/mM\;cm^2$. It is a remarkable value with such simply prepared senor has high selectivity.