Premium
Three‐Dimensional Ordered Antibody Arrays Through Self‐Assembly of Antibody–Polymer Conjugates
Author(s) -
Dong XueHui,
Obermeyer Allie C.,
Olsen Bradley D.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201607085
Subject(s) - conjugate , self assembly , polymer , click chemistry , materials science , lamellar structure , nanostructure , substrate (aquarium) , azide , chemistry , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , crystallography , organic chemistry , mathematical analysis , oceanography , mathematics , geology , composite material
Three‐dimensional (3D) ordered arrays of human immunoglobulin G (IgG) were fabricated using well‐defined full‐length antibody–polymer conjugates (APCs). The conjugates were prepared through a two‐step sequential click approach with a combination of oxime ligation and strain promoted alkyne–azide cycloaddition. They were able to self‐assemble into lamellar nanostructures with alternating IgG and poly( N ‐isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) nanodomains. As a proof‐of‐concept, these materials were fabricated into thin films and their specific binding ability was tested. The nanostructure not only improves the packing density and the proper orientation of the IgG, but also provides nanochannels to facilitate substrate transport.