TURKISH JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY · 2006 · 33 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceMaterials ChemistrySurface ChemistrySurface ScienceNanostructured SurfacesSelf-assembly Of NanomaterialsSurface Functionalization Of NanomaterialsSurface ModificationSurface Modification Of BiomaterialsSurface PhysicsFluorescence Microscopy QuantificationGlass Surface FunctionalizationInfrared Absorption SpectroscopyMonolayersProfilingQuantitative Fluorescence MicroscopySelf-assembled MonolayersSurface Topography Modification
Surface modification of glass beads with a self-assembled monolayer of (3-Aminopropyl)-triethoxysilane (APTES) was investigated. Characterisation of the self-assembled monolayer was confirmed by a reaction between amine terminal groups and thionylchloride of Rhodamine-B dye using fluorescence microscopy. Quantitative 3-dimensional profiling was obtained for all modification processes by converting microscopic images to numerical values. The reaction steps were also analysed using infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).