Anal. Chem. 2006, 78, 4409-4415
Self-Associating Block Copolymer Networks for Microchip Electrophoresis Provide Enhanced DNA Separation via “Inchworm” Chain Dynamics Thomas N. Chiesl,† Karl W. Putz,† Meena Babu,† Patrick Mathias,‡ Kashan A. Shaikh,‡ Edgar D. Goluch,‡ Chang Liu,‡ and Annelise E. Barron*,†
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at UrbanasChampaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801
We describe a novel class of DNA separation media for microchip electrophoresis, “physically cross-linked” block copolymer networks, which provide rapid (
