title: Electrochemical cleavage of azo linkage for site-selective immobilization and cell patterning.
abstract: A new molecular structure of azobenzene, which can be reduced to the corresponding anilines at a low reduction potential for the site-selective immobilization of biomolecules, is proposed. Redox-active species, enzymes, peptides, and cultured hippocampal neurons can be effectively immobilized on the electrochemically activated surface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Joo
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Hyegeun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Hyunung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Tae Geol
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Taek Dong
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D055767:Immobilized Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001391:Azo Compounds; D055767:Immobilized Proteins; D010455:Peptides; C009850:azobenzene