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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Volume 24, Issue 11, Pages 1631-1643Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201302242
Keywords
peritoneal dialysis; antifouling; antibacterials; agarose; heparin; silicone
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- National Kidney Foundation of Singapore [NKFRC/2010/01/07]
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In peritoneal dialysis (PD), the catheter, usually made of silicone, has been considered the lifeline of the patient. However, the PD catheter also serves as a nidus for bacterial infection. Furthermore, complications can result from fibrin deposition and omental wrapping of the catheter, which obstructs the dialysate flow. In this work, a crosslinked agarose (AG) polymer layer is covalently grafted as a microscale coating on the silicone surface. This coating reduces Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation by more than two orders of magnitude. In addition, cell and platelet adhesion and protein adsorption is also reduced by 90%. Without compromising the antibacterial and antifouling property, further improvement in hemocompatibility, as shown by the inhibition of platelet adhesion and activation, prolonged plasma recalcification time and lower hemolysis degree, is achieved by co-immobilization of 2.6 g cm(-2) of heparin (HEP) in the agarose coating. The AG-HEP coatings are not cytotoxic to mammalian cells, and are stable for extended periods in lysozyme aqueous solution and under autoclaving at 121 degrees C for 20 min.
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