Polymer brushes based on PLLA-b-PEO colloids for the preparation of protein resistant PLA surfaces

Biomater Sci. 2017 May 30;5(6):1130-1143. doi: 10.1039/c7bm00009j.

Abstract

In this study we investigate the formation of protein-resistant polymer surfaces, such as aliphatic polyesters, through the deposition of self-assemblies of amphiphilic poly(l-lactide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide), PLLA-b-PEO, copolymers as stable nanoparticles with a kinetically frozen PLLA core on model PLLA surfaces. The length of the PEO chains in the corona was tuned to achieve polymer brushes capable of preventing protein adsorption on PLA-based biomaterials. The spectroscopic ellipsometry, IR and XPS analysis, contact angle goniometry, and AFM proved that the PEO chains adopted a brush structure and were preferably exposed on the surface. The low-fouling properties of the physisorbed PLLA-b-PEO layers approached the ones of reactive grafting methods, as shown by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy. The anti-fouling properties of the prepared PEO brushes provided sufficient interface to prevent cell adhesion as proved in vitro. Thus, the developed surface coating with PLLA-b-PEO colloids can provide an anti-fouling background for the creation of nanopatterned biofunctionalized surfaces in biomedical applications.

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry*
  • Cell Adhesion
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Colloids / chemistry*
  • Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
  • Humans
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry
  • Polyesters / chemistry*
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry*
  • Proteins / chemistry
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Colloids
  • Polyesters
  • Proteins
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • poly(lactide)