PHOTOCROSSLINKED HYDROGEL SURFACE COATINGS

摘要

A hydrogel layer is applied to a substrate advantageously when the layer is formed in situ, using a polymeric or copolymeric precursor that includes, respectively, monomer subunits that have a photocrosslinkable functionality and monomer subunits that have a chemically selective functionality for binding a biomolecular analyte, such as a protein. A hydrogel-coated substrate thus obtained is particularly useful as a probe for mass spectroscopic analysis, including SELDI analysis. Hydrogel particles also can be used for SELDI analysis.