METHOD FOR MODIFYING THE SURFACE OF A POLYMER

摘要

The surface of a polymer may be modified by contacting the polymer with a two or three membered heterocyclic compound under electromagnetic irradiation. The heterocyclic compound may be substituted and may comprise linking units and/or probes so as to render the combination of polymer and heterocyclic compound able to bind biomolecules and/or to be identified. The heterocyclic compound is preferably a substituted psoralen, and the modified polymers can be used in e.g. ELISA methods, bioreactors, chromatography, solid phase chemical synthesis or bio-sensors.