Intermediates and methods for forming passivated surfaces on oxide layers and articles produced thereby

1. A method of modifying a surface of an oxide support material, the method comprising:

providing an oxide support material having a surface with hydroxyl and/or oxide anion groups;

contacting the hydroxyl and/or oxide anion groups of the surface of the oxide support material with a metal reagent; and

allowing at least a portion of the metal reagent to react with at least a portion of the hydroxyl and/or oxide anion groups on the surface to form a modified surface for use in a bio-molecule detection scheme;

wherein the metal reagent has a structure represented by the formula:

Y(L-Pol) m

wherein:

Y is a transition metal, magnesium or aluminum,

L is oxygen, sulfur, selenium or an amine,

each “Pol” group independently represents a polyethylene glycol, a substituted polyethylene glycol, a hydrocarbon, a substituted hydrocarbon, a fluorocarbon or a substituted fluorocarbon, and

m is an integer.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

contacting the modified surface with a passivating composition comprising a compound of the formula (I), formula (II), or formula (III) below:

wherein:

X is O, N or a methylene group;

R 3 is polyethylene glycol, a substituted polyethylene glycol, a hydrocarbon, a substituted hydrocarbon, a fluorocarbon or a substituted fluorocarbon; and

R 4 is N(R 2 ) 4 , or M, wherein M is Li, Na, K or Cs and wherein R 2 is an alkyl group.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the passivating composition comprises a compound of the formula (II) or a compound of the formula (III).

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein R 4 is N(R 2 ) 4 wherein R 2 is an alkyl group.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising pre-treating the surface of the support prior to contacting the surface of the support with the metal reagent, wherein pre-treating comprises treating the surface of the support with an oxygen plasma or contacting the surface of the support with tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide in methanol, hydrogen peroxide in sulfuric acid, nitric acid in sulfuric acid, hydrogen peroxide in ammonia, sulfuric acid, hydrofluoric acid, EDTA, or combinations thereof.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the surface of the support is contacted with a base and wherein the base is tetrabutyl ammonium hydroxide.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the support comprises an oxide of silicon, aluminum, germanium, gallium, indium, magnesium or tin.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one “Pol” group is a polyethylene glycol or a substituted polyethylene glycol.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one “Pol” group is a polyethylene glycol comprising biotin moieties.

10. The method of claim 2 , wherein the passivating composition comprises a first phosphate compound of the formula (I), (II), or (III) having a first R 3 group and a second phosphate compound of the formula (I), (II), or (III) having a second R 3 group and wherein the first R 3 group is different than the second R 3 group.

11. The method of claim 2 , wherein R 3 is a polyethylene glycol or a substituted polyethylene glycol.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

contacting the modified surface with a passivating composition comprising a metal complexing agent conjugated to a passivating agent, wherein:

the metal complexing agent is selected from the group consisting of a carboxylate, dopamine and anachelin; and

the passivating agent is selected from the group consisting of a polyethylene glycol, a substituted polyethylene glycol, a hydrocarbon, a substituted hydrocarbon, a fluorocarbon and a substituted fluorocarbon.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

contacting the modified surface with a polyvalent reagent comprising a passivating moiety and a plurality of functional groups that are reactive with Y or that form complexes with Y, wherein the passivating moiety is selected from the group consisting of a substituted polyethylene glycol, an unsubstituted polyethylene glycol, a hydrocarbon, a substituted hydrocarbon, a fluorocarbon and a substituted fluorocarbon.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of functional groups that are reactive with Y or that form complexes with Y are selected from the group consisting of:

hydroxyl groups, amine groups, phosphate groups, phosphonate groups, thiol groups, alkylphosphate groups, carboxyl groups and combinations thereof.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the polyvalent reagent is represented by the following formula:

wherein:

R is H, alkyl, aryl or a functional group;

L is a linker group or a covalent bond;

each W and Y are independently O, NH, S or phosphonate;

each X and Z are independently H, phosphate, alkylcarboxy or alkylphosphate;

n is 3 to 100;

o is 1-8;

p is 0-8; and

q is 1-3.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the linker L is represented by the formula: —(C) s —(C═O)-Q-R′-Q-(C═O)— wherein each Q is independently —O— or —NH—, R′ is an aliphatic or aromatic group and s is an integer of 0 to 10.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the polyvalent reagent is represented by the following formula:

wherein n is a positive integer.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the polyvalent reagent is represented by the following formula:

wherein n is a positive integer.