Inserting
complex biomolecules such as oligonucleotides during
the synthesis of polymers remains an important challenge in the development
of functionalized materials. In order to engineer such a biofunctionalized
interface, a single-step method for the covalent immobilization of
oligonucleotides (ONs) based on novel electropolymerizable lipid thiophene–oligonucleotide
(L-ThON) conjugates was employed. Here, we report a new thiophene
phosphoramidite building block for the synthesis of modified L-ThONs.
The biofunctionalized material was obtained by direct electropolymerization
of L-ThONs in the presence of 2,2′-bithiophene (BTh) to obtain
a copolymer film on indium tin oxide electrodes. In situ electroconductance measurements and microstructural studies showed
that the L-ThON was incorporated in the BTh copolymer backbone. Furthermore,
the covalently immobilized L-ThON sequence showed selectivity in subsequent
hybridization processes with a complementary target, demonstrating
that L-ThONs can directly be used for manufacturing materials via an electropolymerization strategy. These results indicate
that L-ThONs are promising candidates for the development of stable
ON-based bioelectrochemical platforms.
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