A Versatile Star PEG Grafting Method for the Generation of Nonfouling and Nonthrombogenic Surfaces. (19th December 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Thalla, Pradeep Kumar; Contreras-García, Angel; Fadlallah, Hicham; Barrette, Jérémie; De Crescenzo, Gregory; Merhi, Yahye; Lerouge, Sophie
• Other Names: Poncin-Epaillard Fabienne Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: BioMed research international. Volume 2013(2013)
• Publication Date: 2012-12-19
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Biology -- Periodicals; Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Life sciences -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1155/2013/962376
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2314-6133

Abstract

Abstract : Polyethylene glycol (PEG) grafting has a great potential to create nonfouling and nonthrombogenic surfaces, but present techniques lack versatility and stability. The present work aimed to develop a versatile PEG grafting method applicable to most biomaterial surfaces, by taking advantage of novel primary amine-rich plasma-polymerized coatings. Star-shaped PEG covalent binding was studied using static contact angle, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D). Fluorescence and QCM-D both confirmed strong reduction of protein adsorption when compared to plasma-polymerized coatings and pristine poly(ethyleneterephthalate) (PET). Moreover, almost no platelet adhesion was observed after 15 min perfusion in whole blood. Altogether, our results suggest that primary amine-rich plasma-polymerized coatings offer a promising stable and versatile method for PEG grafting in order to create nonfouling and nonthrombogenic surfaces and micropatterns.