Figure 4.
Fluorescence microscopy analysis of streptavidin adsorption in microwells. Individual microwells were 100 µm in diameter. (A) Physical adsorption of streptavidin-Alexa546 in microwells containing acrylate groups in the attachment sites. Note very weak fluorescence signal observed in the microwells that is comparable to non-specific fluorescence of the hydrogel walls. (B) Streptavidin-Alexa546 covalent immobilized in microwells modified with thiol/acrylate silane layer. (C) Quantitation of fluorescence intensity showing ~6 times higher fluorescence in microwells created on a mixed silane layer.