Fedurco, MilanRomieu, AnthonyTurcatti, Gerardo2008-05-132008-05-132008-05-132007https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/23742This invention provides a new method of obtaining a high density, reproducible and uniform coverage of a solid surface, compounds suitable for such a method and methods of preparing such compounds. This invention further relates to methods of the chemical modification (carboxylation) of solid surfaces and their subsequent use for the attachment of amine-containing molecules including DNA, proteins and other polymerspatentUS7704543US2007042109EP1692090WO200503069534384560