Multifunctional Silica Nanoparticles for Covalent Immobilization of Highly Sensitive Proteins.

Wang, Xu-Dong; Rabe, Kersten S; Ahmed, Ishtiaq; Niemeyer, Christof M · Adv Mater · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A convenient reverse micellar one-pot reaction yields multifunctional silica nanoparticles, which can be tailored to effectively suppress non-specific adsorption and, at the same time, enable efficient specific covalent immobilization of proteins. Using two highly sensitive proteins, it is demonstrated that the new particles provide a suitable microenvironment to maintain the protein's activity.

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