Abstract
A method for the introduction of amine groups onto the surface of magnetite and silica-coated magnetite nanoparticles has been established based on the condensation of aminopropyltriethoxysilane. Amine-modified particles were grafted with an oligonucleotide and used in the capture of a complimentary sequence. The particles' efficiency at capture was observed to correlate directly with amine group surface density.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 33-40 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
Volume | 293 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2005 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors thank the European Union and FP5 (CHEMAG Project, G5RD-CT-2001-00534) for financial support, Dr. Guidi for the SEM and TEM images and E. Borioni for his help in the experimental work.
Keywords
- Alkoxysilanes
- DNA immobilisation
- Silica-magnetite nanocomposites
- Surface modification