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Non-interacting molecules as innate structural probes in surface plasmon resonance

Schoch, Rafael L. and Lim, Roderick Y. H.. (2013) Non-interacting molecules as innate structural probes in surface plasmon resonance. Langmuir, Vol. 29, H. 12. pp. 4068-4076.

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Official URL: http://edoc.unibas.ch/dok/A6205288

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Abstract

Determining the structural parameters of a molecular layer remains an unresolved problem in surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Given that molecular form and function are intimately coupled, a breakthrough in this area could be of considerable benefit to the study of protein and/or polymer-decorated material interfaces that are ubiquitous in biology and technology. Here, we describe how noninteracting molecules function as innate structural probes that "feel" the intrinsic exclusion volume of a surface-tethered molecular layer in SPR. Importantly, this is noninvasive and provides a means to bypass the refractive index (RI) constraint that convolutes and hinders SPR thickness measurements. To show proof-of-concept, we use BSA molecules in solution to measure the thicknesses of polyethylene glycol (PEG) molecular brushes as a function of molecular weight. The SPR-acquired brush thicknesses scale with PEG hydrodynamic diameter and are in good agreement with atomic force microscopy force-distance measurements. Theoretical treatments that account for changes in the evanescent field decay length at the metal-dielectric interface indicate that the method is most appropriate for low RI layers with an estimated maximal error of ±15% in the thickness due to the RI constraint. Such in situ thickness measurements can be easily incorporated into routine SPR binding assays for investigating mesoscopic structure-function correlations of diverse molecular layers (i.e., biointerfaces).
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Structural Biology & Biophysics > Nanobiology Argovia (Lim)
UniBasel Contributors:Lim, Roderick Y.H.
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:American Chemical Society
ISSN:0743-7463
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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