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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2002
Dan-hui Yang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Namyong Kim, North Andover, MA (US);
Janelle Gunther, Mountview, CA (US);
Dan-Hui Yang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Namyong Kim, North Andover, MA (US);
Janelle Gunther, Mountview, CA (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to bio-molecule resistant surfaces for use in assays, particularly in assay devices such as arrays and microfluidic devices. The biomolecule resistant surface of the present invention are prepared by coating a substrate with hydrophilic terminated alkoxysilanes having formula (A): wherein R is an alkyl group of a size that allows for sufficient hydrolysis and n is 1, 2 or 3; Ris a hydrophilic moiety; LC is a Cto a Clinker chain consisting of a group selected from alkyl, aryl, alkaryl and aralkyl and m is 1, 2, or 3; Ris a Cto a Calkyl group and x is 0, 1, or 2; and m+n+x is equal to 4.