Surface Modification of Polymeric Biomaterials

by Buddy D. Ratner (Editor)

Surface Modification of Polymers for Biomedical Chemical, Biological, and Surface Analytical Challenges.- A Creation of an Intelligent Surface - The Design of a Reactive Surface with Stimuli-Sensitivity toward Temperature and pH.- In Situ Surface Modification of Contact Lens Polymers.- Surface Modification of Segmented Polyurethaneureas via Oligomeric End Groups Incorporated During Synthesis.- XPS and SSIMS Characterization of Surfaces Modified by Plasma Deposited Oligo(glyme) Films.- Deposition of Fluorocarbon Films by Remote RF Glow Discharges.- Plasma Copolymerization of Tetrafluoroethylene and Chlorotrifluoroethylene.- Preparation of Plasma Polymerized Tetramethylhydrocyclotetrasiloxane Membrane on Microporous Hollow Fibers.- Plasma Treatments of Polymers by NH3-H2 RF Glow Coupling Plasma and Surface Diagnostics.- Surface Characterization of Fiber-Supported Hydrogels.- XPS Analysis of Plasma-Treated Silicone Rubber.- Assaying for Primary Amines on Modified Polymer Surfaces Using TIRF Spectoscopy.- Surface Tension Analysis of PBT and PET Fibre-Based Leukodepletion Filters.- The Self-Assembly and Inhibition of Protein Adsorption by Thiolated Dextran Monolayers at Hydrophobic Metal Surfaces.- Hydrolysis of a Neutral Hydrogel and Biomolecule Attachment to Increase Cell Adhesion and Migration.- Surface Attachment of Functional Peptides by Electrochemical Polymerization.- Covalently Attached Thin Coatings Comprising Saccaride and Alkylene Oxide Segments.- Heparin Immobilization onto Sol-Gel Derived Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Network.- Covalent Surface Attachment of Polysaccharides via Bifunctional Epoxides.- Thermal Recovery of Cells Cultured on Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) Surface-Grafted Polystyrene Dishes.- Grafting of PEO via the Williamson Ether Synthesis onto Polymeric Surfaces and Their Affinity for Proteins.- Four Protein-Friendly Approaches to Polymer Surface Metallization Using Monolayers of Gold Nanoparticles.- Contributors.

216 pages, Paperback

Published June 6, 2013

About the author

Buddy Ratner is an American professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering. He is the director of the Research Center for Biomaterials at the University of Washington (University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials, UWEB), and ranks among the leading contemporary researchers in the field of biomaterial sciences. He is also the faculty member for the Program for Technology Commercialization at the University of Washington.