Resolving the chemical nature of nanodesigned silica surface obtained via a bottom-up approach

Design of PAMAM-COO dendron-grafted surfaces to promote Pb(ii) ion adsorption

A coarse-grained molecular dynamics study of carboxylate functionalized polyamidoamine (PAMAM-COO) dendrons grafted onto a surface for the adsorption of Pb ions.

Dendritic maleimide functionalization of core–shell (γ-Fe2O3/polymer) nanoparticles for efficient bio-immobilization

Dendritic functionalization of core–shell γ-Fe₂O₃/polymer MNPs for selective and covalent immobilization of biomolecules using maleimide/thiol coupling chemistry.

Immobilization of cryptophane derivatives onto SiO2/Au and Au substrates

The synthesis of a cryptophane molecule bearing five methoxy substituents and an alkanethiol chain, 4, as well as its subsequent grafting onto a gold surface, is reported. Immobilization of cryptophane derivatives onto silica (SiO2/Au) surfaces was also performed by reacting a cryptophane molecule bearing one or six acid functions, 5 or 6, respectively, with an amino-terminated self-assembled monolayer (SAM). Polarization modulation infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) was used to characterize the two types of cryptophane monolayers. Surface coverage of cryptophane monolayers was estimated by comparing the PM-IRRAS intensity of cryptophane bands with that calculated from the optical constants of pentamethoxy-cryptophane for a compact monolayer. A very efficient grafting of 4 onto a gold surface was found, with a surface coverage close to 100%. On the other hand, the reaction of mono-acid, 5, or hexa-acid, 6, cryptophanes with amino-terminated SAM was less efficient, since the surface coverage did not exceed 15%. Finally, a good surface coverage (75%) was also obtained by using a cysteamine coupling agent to modify 5 before its grafting onto a gold surface.