Antibacterial and hemocompatibility switchable polypropylene nonwoven fabric membrane surface

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2013 Jun 12;5(11):5260-8. doi: 10.1021/am401098u. Epub 2013 May 20.

Abstract

In this article, a facile approach to fabricate a biofunctional polypropylene nonwoven fabric membrane (PP NWF) with a switchable surface from antibacterial property to hemocompatibility is presented. In the first step, a cationic carboxybetaine ester monomer, [(2-(methacryboxy) ethyl)]-N,N-dimethylamino-ethylammonium bromide, methyl ester (CABA-1-ester) was synthesized. Subsequently, this monomer was introduced on the PP NWF surface via plasma pretreatment and a UV-induced graft polymerization technique. Finally, a switchable surface from antibacterial property to hemocompatibility was easily realized by hydrolysis of poly(CABA-1-ester) moieties on the PP NWF surface under mild conditions. Surface hydrolysis behaviors under different pH conditions were investigated. These PP NWFs grafted with poly(CABA-1-ester) segments can cause significant suppression of S. aureus proliferation; after hydrolysis, these surfaces covered by poly[(2-(methacryloxy) ethyl)] carboxybetaine (poly(CABA)) chains exhibited obvious reduction in protein adsorption and platelet adhesion, and remarkably enhanced antithrombotic properties. This strategy demonstrated that a switchable PP NWF surface from antibacterial property to hemocompatibility was easily developed by plasma pretreatment and UV-induced surface graft polymerization and that this surface may become an attractive platform for a range of biomedical applications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry*
  • Betaine / chemistry
  • Blood Platelets / cytology
  • Blood Platelets / drug effects
  • Blood Proteins / chemistry
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemistry
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / chemistry
  • Hydrolysis
  • Materials Testing / methods*
  • Membranes, Artificial*
  • Models, Chemical
  • Platelet Adhesiveness / drug effects
  • Polymethacrylic Acids / chemistry
  • Polypropylenes / chemistry*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / prevention & control*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Blood Proteins
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Polymethacrylic Acids
  • Polypropylenes
  • polycarboxybetaine methacrylate
  • Betaine