title: In-situ synthesis of poly(dimethylsiloxane)-gold nanoparticles composite films and its application in microfluidic systems.
abstract: We presented a simple approach for in-situ synthesis of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)-gold nanoparticles composite film based on the special characteristics of PDMS itself. It is an environmentally safe synthesis method without the requirement of additional reducing/stabilizing agents. The region where the resulting gold nanoparticles distribute (in the matrix or on the surface of the polymer) and the size of the nanoparticles, as well as the colour of the free-standing films, can be simply controlled by adjusting the ratio of curing agent and the PDMS monomer. The chemical and optical properties of these composite films were studied. Using such a method, gold nanoparticle micropatterns on PDMS surfaces can be performed. And based on the gold nanoparticles micropattern, further modification with antibodies, antigens, enzymes and other biomolecules can be achieved. To verify this ability, an immobilized glucose oxidase (GOx) reactor in microchannels was built and its performance was studied. The experiments have shown that the resulting composite film may have a lot of potential merits in protein immobilization, immunoassays and other biochemical analysis on PDMS microchips.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China 210093.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jing-Juan
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hong-Yuan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000737:chemistry; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized / Q000737:chemistry; D005949:Glucose Oxidase / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000737:chemistry; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D051379:Mice; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D006046:Gold; D005949:Glucose Oxidase