A New Porous Reaction Layer for Developing Addressable Molecular Libraries

A new diblock copolymer-derived porous reaction layer for microelectrode arrays has been tested for its stability and its compatibility with both site-selective synthesis and electrochemical signaling experiments. The diblock copolymer consisted of a cinnamoyl-substituted polymethacrylate block for attachment to the surface of the array and a bromo-substituted polystyrene block for selective functionalization of the surface proximal to microelectrodes in the array. Site-selective Suzuki, Heck, and Cu(I)-coupling reactions were all performed on the new reaction layer along with electrochemical impedance studies.

Libo Hu, Jennifer L. Bartels, Jeremy W. Bartels, Karl Maurer and Kevin D. Moeller

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131(46), 16638–16639