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Isolation of RNA from a mixture and its detection by utilizing a microgel-based optical device
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Islam, Molla R., Azimi, Shakiba, Teimoory, Faranak, Loppnow, Glen R., Serpe, Michael J.
In this investigation, we show that RNA can be separated from a solution containing DNA and RNA and the isolated RNA can be detected using poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N-(3-aminopropyl) methacrylamide hydrochloride) microgel-based optical devices (etalons). The isolation of RNA was accomplished...
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Electrically Triggered Small Molecule Release from Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide-co-Acrylic Acid) Microgel-Modified Electrodes
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Xu, Wenwen, Zhang, Y., Gao, Yongfeng, Serpe, Michael J.
A monolithic layer of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) microgels was deposited on an Au electrode and used for electrically triggered release of the small molecule crystal violet (CV), which was used as a model drug. CV was loaded into the surface-bound microgels by exposing them to a...
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In Situ Synthesis of CuS Nanoparticle Doped Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-Based Microgels for Near-Infrared Triggered Photothermal Therapy
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Shu, Tong, Shen, Qiming, Su, Lei, Zhang, Xi, Serpe, Michael J.
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-co-(acrylic acid) (pNIPAm-co-AAc) microgels incorporated with CuS nanoparticles (CuSNPs) were synthesized and employed for near-infrared (NIR) triggered photothermal killing of cancer cells. Cu2+ was enriched in the microgels through deprotonation of the pNIPAm-co-AAc...
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Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) microgel-based etalons for the label-free quantitation of estradiol-17β in aqueous solutions and milk samples
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Jiang, Yaxin, Colazo, Marcos G., Serpe, Michael J.
A novel estradiol-17β (E2) biosensor was constructed from poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm) microgel-based etalons by modification of their outermost Au layer with an E2 binding 75-mer DNA aptamer. When E2 is not present in the solution, the aptamer forms a loose/linear structure that allows...
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Enzyme-assisted polymer film degradation-enabled biomolecule sensing with poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-based optical devices
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Zhang, Wei, Wei, Menglian, Carvalho, Wildemar S. P., Serpe, Michael J.
A biosensor for mouse Immunoglobulin G (IgG) was generated from responsive polymer-based interference filters (etalons). To accomplish this, an excess amount of alkaline phosphatase-modified goat anti-mouse IgG (AP-GAM, F(ab’)2 fragment specific to mouse IgG) was added to mouse IgG, and allowed...
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2017-01-01
Carvalho, Wildemar S. P., Wei, Menglian, Ikpo, Nduka, Gao, Yongfeng, Serpe, Michael J.
Reports in the literature on the development of new chemical sensing technologies have been growing steadily in number for years. For example, a Web of Science topic search using the term “Chemical Sensing” revealed that over 8 000 papers were published in 2015–2017, with over 40 000 citations to...
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Comparison of the Responsivity of Solution-Suspended and Surface-Bound Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-Based Microgels for Sensing Applications
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Li, Wenxiang, Hu, Liang, Zhu, Jinghua, Li, Dan, Luan, Yafei, Xu, Wenwen, Serpe, Michael J.
In this submission, the phase transition behavior for poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) (pNIPAm-co-AAc) microgels and their assemblies was investigated as a function of temperature and pH using UV–vis spectroscopy (to probe light scattering behavior) and quartz crystal microbalance with...
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2017-01-01
Zhang, Qiang, Colazo, Juan, Berg, Darren, Mugo, Samuel M., Serpe, Michael J.
Nanogels with a biomolecular coating (biocoating) were shown to be capable of triggered delivery of anticancer drug Doxorubicin. The biocoating was formed utilizing binding between glycogen and the tetra-functional lectin Concanavalin A, which can be triggered to disassemble (and release) upon...
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2017-01-01
In this submission, we detail a new method for detecting mouse Immunoglobulin G (IgG) utilizing fluorophore-modified antibodies and antibody-modified magnetic microparticles. This was accomplished by adding an excess amount of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-modified goat anti-mouse IgG...
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2017-01-01
Li, Xue, Cai, Xiangbin, Gao, Yongfeng, Serpe, Michael J.
Temperature and pH responsive semi-interpenetrating network (semi-IPN) hydrogel-based bilayer actuators were fabricated by generating a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm)-based hydrogel in the presence of positively charged polyelectrolyte poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (pDADMAC) on a...