Reactive coupling of poly(ethylene glycol) on electroactive polyaniline films for reduction in protein adsorption and platelet adhesion

Biomaterials. 2002 Feb;23(3):787-95. doi: 10.1016/s0142-9612(01)00184-3.

Abstract

Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-coupled polyaniline (PANI) film surfaces were prepared by incorporating the chlorinie end-capped methoxy PEG (mPEGCl) of molecular weight of about 2000 onto the emeraldine (EM) base form of PANI via N-alkylation. The microstructure and composition of the mPEG-coupled PANI (mPEG-c-PANI) surfaces were characterized by atomic force microscopy, contact angle measurement and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The concentration of surface-coupled mPEG increased with the increase in concentration of the mPEGCl solution. The mPEG-c-PANI film surfaces exhibited enhanced ability to repel protein adsorption, with only an moderate reduction in their electrical conductivity. The mPEG-c-PANI surface with a high concentration of coupled mPEG also exhibited good resistance towards platelet adhesion.

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Aniline Compounds / chemistry
  • Animals
  • Blood Platelets / physiology*
  • Cattle
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemistry*
  • Electrochemistry / methods
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Platelet Adhesiveness / physiology*
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry*
  • Proteins / chemistry*
  • Rabbits
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / chemistry
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Aniline Compounds
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible
  • Proteins
  • polyaniline
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine
  • Polyethylene Glycols