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Dopamine-Based Copper-Free Click Kit for Efficient Surface Functionalization
ACS Macro Letters
  • Matthew Becker, University of Akron
  • Alamgir Karim, University of Akron
  • Ying Chen, University of Akron Main Campus
  • Jukuan Zheng, University of Akron Main Campus
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Article
Publication Date
10-8-2014
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Abstract

Strain-promoted azide–alkyne cycloaddition reactions are combined with a dopamine functional species to generate a highly efficient method for surface modification. The resulting conjugate containing 4-dibenzocyclooctynol (DIBO) and dopamine results in a versatile surface labeling technology that can replicate patterns generated from photolithography and microcontact printing techniques.

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Matthew Becker, Alamgir Karim, Ying Chen and Jukuan Zheng. "Dopamine-Based Copper-Free Click Kit for Efficient Surface Functionalization" ACS Macro Letters Vol. 3 Iss. 10 (2014) p. 1084 - 1087
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/matthew_becker/87/