Irreversible adsorption of biomolecules onto imaging substrates is an impediment to expand the applications of single molecule techniques. Traditional polyethylene glycol (PEG) surfaces are only effective at low concentrations of analytes and their structure prevents their use for interferometric scattering (iSCAT) microscopy. We propose a new platform that virtually eliminates non-specific binding thanks to the omniphobicity of perfluorinated compounds, also known as the fluorous effect. Here, we showcase the anti-fouling properties of these substrates at a single molecule level through iSCAT measurements of a protein mixture. We believe these novel engineered substrates show great promise to study biomachinery processes requiring large analyte concentrations, where other passivation methods are not effective, through iSCAT microscopy and other single molecule techniques.
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