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Quartz Binding Peptides as Molecular Linkers towards Fabricating Multifunctional Micropatterned Substrates

  1. Turgay Kacar1,2,
  2. John Ray1,
  3. Mustafa Gungormus1,
  4. Ersin Emre Oren1,
  5. Candan Tamerler1,2,
  6. Mehmet Sarikaya1,*

Article first published online: 12 JAN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200801877

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 21, Issue 3, pages 295–299, January 19, 2009

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How to Cite

Kacar, T., Ray, J., Gungormus, M., Oren, E. E., Tamerler, C. and Sarikaya, M. (2009), Quartz Binding Peptides as Molecular Linkers towards Fabricating Multifunctional Micropatterned Substrates. Advanced Materials, 21: 295–299. doi: 10.1002/adma.200801877

Author Information

  1. 1

    Genetically Engineered Materials Science and Engineering Center Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Washington Seattle WA 98195 (USA)

  2. 2

    Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics MOBGAM, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Genetics Research Center Istanbul Technical University Maslak Istanbul (Turkey)

*Genetically Engineered Materials Science and Engineering Center Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Washington Seattle WA 98195 (USA).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 JAN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 12 JAN 2009
  3. Manuscript Revised: 14 AUG 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 4 JUL 2008

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Keywords:

  • biomolecules;
  • directed assembly;
  • inorganic binding;
  • microcontact printing;
  • quartz-binding peptides

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Quartz-binding peptides (QBPs) are used as both ink and linker for microcontact printing and self-assembly, for the co-immobilization of streptavidin-coated quantum dots and fluorescein. Directed assembly of the quantum dots is carried out following microcontact printing of biotinylated QBP1 on a quartz surface. The remaining untouched regions are occupied by the mediated-assembly of fluorescein linked with QBP1.

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