Immobilization and hybridization of oligonucleotides on maleimido-terminated self-assembled monolayers.

Maleimido-terminated self-assembled monolayers were prepared via a one-step reaction of a maleimido-functionalized trichlorosilane with an oxide-covered surface. Through conjugate addition, thiol-tagged DNA was immobilized on these maleimido-functionalized self-assembled monolayers, and these immobilized oligonucleotides were further hybridized with complementary strands. The surface concentrations of oligonucleotides were quantified with radioactivity measurements.