Abstract
In this study, DNA adsorption properties of polyethylenimine (PEI)-attached poly( p-chloromethylstyrene) (PCMS) beads were investigated. Spherical beads with an average size of 186 μm were obtained by the suspension polymerization of p-chloromethylstyrene conducted in an aqueous dispersion medium. Owing to the reasonably rough character of the bead surface, PCMS beads had a specific surface area of 14.1 m 2/g. PEI chains could be covalently attached onto the PCMS beads with equilibrium binding capacities up to 208 mg PEI/g beads, via a direct chemical reaction between the amine and chloromethyl groups. After PEI adsorption with 10% (w/w) initial PEI concentration, free amino content of PEI-attached PCMS beads was determined as 0.91 mequiv./g. PEI-attached PCMS beads were utilized as sorbents in DNA adsorption experiments conducted at +4°C in a phosphate buffer medium of pH 7.4. DNA immobilization capacities up to 290 mg DNA/g beads could be achieved with the tried sorbents. This value was approximately 50-times higher relative to the adsorption capacities of previously examined sorbents.
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