Issue 33, 2014
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Chemical Communications

UV-mediated tuning of surface biorepulsivity in aqueous environment†

Theresa Weber,a   Nikolaus Meyerbröker,ab   Nuruzzaman Khan Hira,b   Michael Zharnikov*b  and  Andreas Terfort*a  

* Corresponding authors

a University of Frankfurt, Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7, 60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
E-mail: aterfort@chemie.uni-frankfurt.de

b University of Heidelberg, Applied Physical Chemistry, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
E-mail: Michael.Zharnikov@urz.uni-heidelberg.de

Abstract

While it is well-known that oligoethylene glycol (OEG) terminated self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) can be deteriorated by UV irradiation in air, we now report that the analogous modification can also be performed in water, opening the opportunity for in situ tuning of biorepulsive properties. Surprisingly, this deterioration also takes place even in the absence of molecular oxygen, resulting in a very selective process.

Graphical abstract: UV-mediated tuning of surface biorepulsivity in aqueous environment

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC00982G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Feb 2014
Accepted
06 Mar 2014
First published
07 Mar 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 4325-4327

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UV-mediated tuning of surface biorepulsivity in aqueous environment

T. Weber, N. Meyerbröker, N. K. Hira, M. Zharnikov and A. Terfort, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 4325 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC00982G

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