Modification of chlorosulfonated polystyrene substrates for bioanalytical applications

Beatriz Díez-Buitrago, F. J. Fernández-SanArgimiro, Jaione Lorenzo, Nerea Briz, Valeri Pavlov*

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Abstract

In this work the modification of polystyrene micro-well plates and their use as bioanalytical platform is described. A wet-chemical procedure was applied for the chlorosulfonation of these polystyrene substrates (PS) resulting in well-controlled and reactive surfaces. This method enabled the production of transparent and stable substrates under ambient conditions. The chlorosulfonyl moieties at the substrate surface were converted under mild conditions into different functional groups. The modification of PS served to increase the hydrophilic properties of the surface and thus, the improvement of interaction with biocompounds. The resulting substrates were characterized by contact angle measurements, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and colorimetry. PS substrates modified with different functional groups and attachment approaches (covalent link and direct adsorption of the antibodies) were used as the platform for immunoassays and the results compared to a commercial Human Serum Albumin ELISA kit. Aminated surfaces gave better results than those with carboxyl, alkene or epoxy groups and even the commercial kit.

Original languageEnglish
Article number110912
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering C
Volume112
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2020

Keywords

  • Bioanalysis
  • Immunoassay
  • Polystyrene modification
  • Surface chemistry
  • Wet-chemistry

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