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MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 26, Issue 17, Pages 1418-1422Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/marc.200500326
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environmental responsiveness; fluorinated phosphatidylcholine poly(carbonate urethane); surface behavior
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In this article, we designed and synthesized novel segmented poly(carbonate urethane)s containing both hydrophobic fluorinated alkyl group and hydrophilic phosphatidylcholine polar head groups on the side chain. The contact angle measurement, XPS, together with ATR-IR investigation indicated a reversible overturn of the phosphatidylcholine groups with the movement of the hydrophobic fluorinated alkyl groups when the samples were treated in dry air or water. The change in environment from air to water induced a reorganization of the surface in order to minimize the interfacial free energy, resulting in a macroscopic change of surface wettability. The good environmental responsiveness of such biomembrane-mimicking films may find successful applications as biomaterials.
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