Dry toluene, dry dichloromethane (DCM),
α-bromoisobutyryl bromide (BIBB), copper(
ii)bromide,
N,
N,
N′,
N′′,
N′′-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMTDA) and tin(
ii) 2-ethylhexanoate were purchased from Alfa Aesar. Styrene, ethyl-α-bromoisobutyrate (EBIB), triethylamine (TEA) dimethylformamide (DMF) and aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTMS) were obtained from Sigma Aldrich.
N-Aminoethyl-aza-2,2-dimethyl-4-methylsilacyclopentane (thereafter referred to as cycloazasilane) and 2,2-dimethoxy-1-thia-2-silacyclopentane (thereafter referred to as cyclothiasilane) were purchased from Gelest. The fluorescent dyes ATTO 647 NHS and
ATTO 655 maleimide were obtained from ATTO-TEC GmbH, Germany. Dibenzocyclooctyne-(polyethyleneglycol-12)-
N-hydroxysuccinimidyl ester (NHS-PEG12-DBCO) was purchased from Click Chemistry Tools, USA. Azido-HaloTag-Ligand (click-HTL) was synthesized as described previously.
31 (link) The IUPAC name of click-HTL is 3-(4-azidophenyl)-
N-(2-(2-(6-chlorohexyloxy)ethoxy)ethyl)propanamide. HaloTag-fused monomeric enhanced GFP protein (HaloTag-mEGFP) and poly(
l-lysine)-
graft-poly(ethylene glycol) terminated with methoxy groups (PLL-PEG-OMe) were prepared according protocols described previously.
32,33 (link) Chemicals for preparing HEPES buffered saline (HBS), such as
4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid and
NaCl were purchased from Sigma Aldrich.
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