Table 2. Functional monomers used for epitope MI and corresponding intermolecular interactions.
| Functional monomer | Molecular interaction(s) | Reference(s) |
| Acrylic acid | H-bonding; electrostatic (−) | (42, 73, 77, 167–169) |
| Methacrylic acid | H-bonding | (67, 74, 76, 90, 93, 105, 106, 111, 140, 190, 224) |
| Methyl methacrylate | H-bonding; hydrophobic | (161, 223) |
| 2-(Trifluoromethyl) acrylic acid | Electrostatic (−) | (90, 94, 96, 117, 140, 198) |
| 2-(Hydroxyethyl) methacrylate | Hydrophilic; H-bonding | (90, 140, 142, 224) |
| 2-(Aminoethyl) methacrylate | H-bonding; electrostatic (+) | |
| Benzyl methacrylate | Hydrophobic; π-π stacking; aromatic rings may aid charge transfer |
(109, 112) |
| 3-Sulfopropyl methacrylate potassium | Electrostatic (−); sulfur may aid grafting on gold surface |
(109, 112) |
| Dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate | Electrostatic (+) | (90, 96, 140) |
| Acrylamide | H-bonding | (48, 67, 71, 92, 94, 95, 160, 171, 190, 199, 224) |
| Methacrylamide | Hydrophilic; H-bonding | (86, 90, 106, 157) |
| 2-(Hydroxyethyl) acrylamide | Hydrophilic; H-bonding | (69) |
| Phenylacrylamide | H-bonding; hydrophobic; π-π stacking | (117) |
| N-tert-butylacrylamide | Hydrophobic | (73, 77, 90, 93, 96, 117, 167–169, 190, 198, 199, 224) |
| N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]methacrylamide | Electrostatic (+) | (42) |
| N-(3-aminopropyl)methacrylamide | Electrostatic (+) | (73, 77, 167, 169) |
| N-(2-aminoethyl)methacrylamide | Electrostatic (+) | (90, 140, 141, 225) |
| N-isopropylacrylamide | Hydrophilic; H-bonding | (42, 73, 76, 77, 81, 88, 96, 117, 156, 159, 160, 167–169, 198, 199) |
| 4-Acrylamidophenyl(amino)-methaniminium chloride or acetate |
Electrostatic (+) | (69, 157, 159) |
| N-acrylamido-benzamidine | Electrostatic (+) | (86) |
| N-methacryloyl-l-aspartic acid | Electrostatic (−) | (142) |
| Zinc acrylate | Metal chelation; heterocyclic compound formation |
(81, 82, 97, 102, 154, 170, 171) |
| Vinylphosphonic acid-Ti4+ | Metal coordination | (156) |
| Ti4+-ethylene glycol methacrylate phosphate | Metal coordination; hydrophilic | (153) |
| Vinylphenylboronic acid | Hydrophobic; π-π stacking; boronate affinity for cis-diols |
(85, 160, 161, 170) |
| 4-Formylphenylboronic acid | π-π stacking; boronate affinity for cis-diols | (84) |
| 3-Aminobenzeneboronic acid | Electrostatic (+); π-π stacking; boronate affinity for cis-diols |
(83) |
| 3-Ureidopropyltriethoxysilane | H-bonding; electrostatic (+) | (70, 155, 172) |
| 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane | Electrostatic (+) | (75, 100, 172, 222) |
| 3-Isobutyltriethoxysilane | Hydrophobic | (172) |
| 1-Propyltrimethoxysilane-3-methylimidazolium chloride |
Electrostatic (+) | (100) |
| 4-Vinylpyridine | Electrostatic (+) | (90, 105, 140) |
| 2-(-3-(4-Nitrobenzo[c][1,2,5] oxadiazo-7-yl)ureido) ethylmethacrylate |
H-bonding (fluorescence) | (85) |
|
N-3,5-bis (trifluoromethyl)-phenyl-N′-4- vinylphenylurea |
H-bonding | (90, 140) |