Biocompatible post-polymerization functionalization of a water soluble poly(p-phenylene ethynylene)

A biocompatible post-polymerization functionalization reaction takes advantage of a polymer's structural motif for the controllable attachment of biotin as a model biosensor that responds to streptavidin.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Swager, Timothy Manning, Vanveller, Brett Steven
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74233
Description
Summary:A biocompatible post-polymerization functionalization reaction takes advantage of a polymer's structural motif for the controllable attachment of biotin as a model biosensor that responds to streptavidin.