Simple strategy to functionalize polymeric substrates via surface-initiated ATRP for biomedical applications

Langmuir. 2013 Feb 5;29(5):1541-50. doi: 10.1021/la302866n. Epub 2013 Jan 22.

Abstract

The functionalization of polymer surfaces via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is of crucial importance to prepare various functional materials. It is generally complicated to conduct ATRP on different organic material surfaces. In this work, a facile photoinduced one-step method was first developed for the covalent immobilization of ATRP initiators on the C-H group-containing substrates such as biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP). The C-H bonds of precise location of inert polymer surfaces were readily transferred to bromoalkyl initiator, followed by ATRP of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), respectively, to produce the resultant patterned BOPP-g-P(DMAEMA) and BOPP-g-P(GMA) films. The epoxy groups of the P(GMA) microdomains can be aminated for covalently coupling IgG, while the P(DMAEMA) microdomains were used for immobilizing IgG via electronic interactions. The resultant IgG-coupled microdomains could interact with the corresponding target proteins, anti-IgG.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigen-Antibody Reactions
  • Immunoglobulin G / chemistry*
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology
  • Polymerization
  • Polymers / chemical synthesis
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Polymers