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Lectin layer in water (12nm)

 
Collaboration: ZH.Huang, MP Valignat (INSERM, Université Aix-Marseille, France)
 
   
 
 
 Work in immersion
 
 Non-contact / non-invasive technique
 
 No labelling
   
 
 
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 Immersion surf
 
 Optical Microscope with DIC mode
   
   
     
 
Immersion Surf (top layer: SiO2) has been firstly cleaned with piranha and UV lighting before silanisation (mercapto propyltrimethoxysilane). Then, lectin-PEG molecules have been grafted on the mercapto-silane surface. The thickness of the lectin layer is about 12nm and its density, determined by confocal microscopy, is about 500 lectins/µm². The homogeneity and cleanliness of the layer is characterized.
(scale bar: 30µm)
 
     
       
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