Journal
PLASMA PROCESSES AND POLYMERS
Volume 5, Issue 2, Pages 192-201Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/ppap.200700062
Keywords
cell adhesion; ceric ion initiation; plasma polymerization; poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)
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The development of a facile method with general applicability and mild reaction conditions for grafting PEG onto surfaces to reduce bio-adhesion is described. The approach taken was to use CAN to graft PEG to plasma polymers coatings selected to give a high concentration of alcohol groups. The study showed that grafting required functional groups on surfaces, a minimum concentration of CAN initiator (0.05 M) and was time and initiator concentration dependent. Adhesion of fibroblasts and endothelial cells was reduced to negligible levels compared to the adhesion to tissue culture polystyrene and untreated plasma polymers of allyl alcohol following CAN induced PEG grafting. [GRAPHICS]
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