Using an optical biosensor based on a dual-peak long-period fiber grating, we have demonstrated the detection of interactions between biomolecules in real time. Silanization of the grating surface was successfully realized for the covalent immobilization of probe DNA, which was subsequently hybridized with the complementary target DNA sequence. It is interesting to note that the DNA biosensor w...

Single-stranded DNA was covalently bound on chip surfaces using two different silanization procedures. The resulting surfaces were characterized by fluorescence and scanning force microscopy using sequence-complementary DNA molecules with labels. Colloidal gold (30 nm) was used as the topographic label. Scanning force microscopy revealed the individual labels on the surface and their distributi...

Introduction. Caries is a multifactorial disease that can negatively affect dental tissues through the demineralization process, which produces acids deriving from metabolism of carbohydrates. Some strategies to prevent this process have been proposed, such as topical fluoride application, resin-based restorations, pit and fissures sealers, infiltrated resins, vaccines, mouthwashes, several bru...

Chemical functionalization of silicon oxide (SiO(2)) surfaces with silane molecules is an important technique for a variety of device and sensor applications. Quality control of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) is difficult to achieve because of the lack of a direct measure for newly formed interfacial Si-O bonds. Herein we report a sensitive measure of the bonding interface between the SAM and...

Silica-based sol-gel antireflective (AR) optical coatings are critical components of high peak power laser systems. Water vapor and volatile organic compounds can contaminate these coatings, reducing both their antireflective efficiency and laser-damage resistance. Previous work has shown that alkylation of free hydroxyl groups on the silica sol-gel with organosilicon compounds in solution can ...

The fabrication and properties of “fl uoroalkylated paper” (“R F paper”) by vapor-phase silanization of paper with fl uoroalkyl trichlorosilanes is reported. R F paper is both hydrophobic and oleophobic: it repels water ( θ app H 2 O >140°), organic liquids with surface tensions as low as 28 mN m −1 , aqueous solutions containing ionic and non-ionic surfactants, and complex liquids such as bloo...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of silanization and light-irradiation on bonding between a fiber post and different resin-based luting agents. Sixty silicium fiber posts (Easy Post) were divided into 10 groups according to the type of resin-based luting agent employed, whether the post surface was silanized, whether the adhesive was light-irradiated, and whether Calibra lut...