title: Reversible attachment of perylenediimide fluorophore to glass surfaces via strong hydrogen-bonding.
abstract: Chemical immobilization of a triethoxysilyl-functionalized hydrogen-bonding ureido-[2-(4-pyrimidone)] tetraplex produced interaction sites on a glass substrate that allowed association with a perylenediimide-functionalized tetraplex, providing noncovalent links of the fluorophore to the surface. The association between the self-complementary molecules was exceptionally strong, both in solution and at the surface, such that effective hydrogen-bonding was retained after repeated solvent washes.
authors: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, USA.
authors: Loretta L
authors: LL
authors: Crowe
authors: Kyril M
authors: KM
authors: Solntsev
authors: Laren M
authors: LM
authors: Tolbert