Thermoresponsive heparin bioconjugate as novel aqueous antithrombogenic coating material

Bioconjug Chem. 2011 Feb 16;22(2):193-9. doi: 10.1021/bc100267z. Epub 2011 Jan 20.

Abstract

A novel thermoresponsive aqueous antithrombogenic coating material comprising a heparin bioconjugate with a six-branched, star-shaped poly(2-(dimethylaminoethyl)methacrylate) (6B-PDMAEMA), which has both thermoresponsive and cationic characters, was developed to reduce the thrombogenic potential of blood-contacting materials such as synthetic polymers or tissue-engineered tissues in cardiovascular devices. 6B-PDMAEMA with M(n) of ca. 24 kDa was designed as a prototype compound by initiator-transfer agent-terminator (iniferter)-based living radical photopolymerization from hexakis(N,N-diethyldithiocarbamylmethyl)benzene. Bioconjugation of heparin with 6B-PDMAEMA occurred as soon as both aqueous solutions were simply mixed to form particles. The particle size at 25 °C was less than several hundred nanometers in diameter under a heparin/6B-PDMAEMA mixing weight ratio of over 2.5. The particles were very stable because of the prevention of hydrolysis of 6B-PDMAEMA in its bioconjugated form. Because the lower critical solution temperature of the bioconjugate ranges from approximately 20 to 36 °C for the formation of microparticles, the coating could be done in an aqueous solution at low temperatures. The excellent adsorptivity and high durability of the coating above 37 °C was demonstrated on silicone and polyethylene films by surface chemical compositional analysis. Blood coagulation was significantly reduced on the bioconjugate-coated surfaces. Therefore, the thermoresponsive bioconjugate developed here appears to satisfy the initial requirements for a biocompatible aqueous coating material.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Coagulation / drug effects*
  • Blood Coagulation Tests
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemical synthesis
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemistry
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / pharmacology*
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Heparin / chemistry*
  • Materials Testing
  • Methacrylates / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nylons / chemistry*
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature*
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible
  • Methacrylates
  • Nylons
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)
  • Water
  • Heparin