Reactive Microcontact Printing of DNA Probes on (DMA-NAS-MAPS) Copolymer-Coated Substrates for Efficient Hybridization Platforms

Langmuir. 2016 Apr 5;32(13):3308-13. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b04669. Epub 2016 Mar 22.

Abstract

High-performing hybridization platforms fabricated by reactive microcontact printing of DNA probes are presented. Multishaped PDMS molds are used to covalently bind oligonucleotides over a functional copolymer (DMA-NAS-MAPS) surface. Printed structures with minimum width of about 1.5 μm, spaced by 10 μm, are demonstrated, with edge corrugation lower than 300 nm. The quantification of the immobilized surface probes via fluorescence imaging gives a remarkable concentration of 3.3 × 10(3) oligonucleotides/μm(2), almost totally active when used as probes in DNA-DNA hybridization assays. Indeed, fluorescence and atomic force microscopy show a 95% efficiency in target binding and uniform DNA hybridization over printed areas.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbocyanines / chemistry
  • DNA Probes / chemistry*
  • DNA, Single-Stranded / chemistry
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
  • Methacrylates / chemistry*
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization
  • Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / chemistry
  • Succinimides / chemistry*

Substances

  • Carbocyanines
  • DNA Probes
  • DNA, Single-Stranded
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Methacrylates
  • N,N-dimethylacrylamide-N-acryloyloxysuccinimide-3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate
  • Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
  • Succinimides
  • cyanine dye 3