Abstract
Glucose responsive polymer brushes were synthesized on gold substrates and microcantilever arrays. The response properties of these brushes were evaluated by exposing them to different glucose concentrations for a range of pH values. This work demonstrates the potential for polymer brush-functionalized micromechanical cantilevers as glucose detectors. Furthermore, the work demonstrates that stimulus-responsive polymer brushes on micromechanical cantilevers have a significantly larger bending response due to glucose binding compared with self-assembled monolayers.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3391-3395 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Chemistry |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 17 |
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| State | Published - 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Materials Chemistry