Tunable control of antibody immobilization using electric field

Abstract

We introduce a novel method for controlling orientation of proteins during immobilization on solid-state surfaces using electric fields. Atomic force microscopy measurements and fluorescence-based readout are used to confirm this phenomenon. This method of immobilization has broad implications for improvement in performance of both affinity-based protein assays and probe-free detection assays.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 03, 2015
Source ID
10.1073/pnas.1424592112

Entities

People

  • Chaitanya Gupta
  • Mehdi Javanmard
  • Roger T. Howe
  • Ronald W. Davis
  • Sam Emaminejad
  • Shuai Chang

Organizations

  • National Human Genome Research Institute
  • Rutgers University
  • Stanford University

Tags

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry