Silicon cantilever functionalization for cellulose-specific chemical force imaging of switchgrass

Ida Lee, Barbara R. Evans, Marcus Foston, Arthur J. Ragauskas

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Abstract

A method for direct functionalization of silicon and silicon nitride cantilevers with bifunctional silanes was tested with model surfaces to determine adhesive forces for different hydrogen-bonding chemistries. Application for biomass surface characterization was tested by mapping switchgrass and isolated switchgrass cellulose in topographic and force-volume mode using a cellulose-specific cantilever.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4541-4545
Number of pages5
JournalAnalytical Methods
Volume7
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 7 2015

Funding

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U.S. Department of Energy

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