A versatile nanoarray electrode produced from block copolymer thin films for specific detection of proteins

• Published in: Polymer (Guilford) Vol. 123; pp. 128 - 136
• Main Authors: Fayad, Samira J., Minatti, Edson, Soldi, Valdir, Fort, Sébastien, Labbé, Pierre, Borsali, Redouane
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 11.08.2017; Elsevier BV; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biotin; Block copolymer; Block copolymers; Chemical Sciences; Copolymers; Cyclodextrin; Cyclodextrins; Electrochemistry; Electrodes; Nanoelectrode arrays; Polymethyl methacrylate; Polymethylmethacrylate; Polystyrene; Polystyrene resins; Pores; Porosity; Proteins; Self-assembly; Single molecule; Streptavidin; Studies; Styrene; Thin film; Thin films; β-Cyclodextrin; Self-assembly; Cyclodextrin; Electrochemistry; Nanoelectrode arrays; Block copolymer; Thin film; Single molecule

This work describes how nanostructured thin films obtained from the self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) systems can be used as a nanoelectrode array (NEA) that can be programmed to specifically detect targeted molecules. Namely, poly(styrene-b-methacrylate) (PS-b-PMMA) thin films, after removal...