Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Poly(ethylene oxide) surfactant polymers.

Katanchalee Vacheethasanee1, Shuwu Wang, Yongxing Qiu

  • 1Department of Macromolecular Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.

Journal of Biomaterials Science. Polymer Edition
|March 19, 2004
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

A path planning approach for ship collision avoidance integrating BRB reasoning and velocity obstacle algorithm.

PloS one·2026
Same author

Erratum: Evaluating the<i>in vivo</i>glial response to miniaturized parylene cortical probes coated with an ultra-fast degrading polymer to aid insertion (2018<i>J. Neural Eng</i>.<b>15</b>036002).

Journal of neural engineering·2026
Same author

Evaluating the in vivo glial response to miniaturized parylene cortical probes coated with an ultra-fast degrading polymer to aid insertion.

Journal of neural engineering·2018
Same author

Dual biofunctional polymer modifications to address endothelialization and smooth muscle cell integration of ePTFE vascular grafts.

Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A·2015
Same author

In vivo evaluation of biomimetic fluorosurfactant polymer-coated expanded polytetrafluoroethylene vascular grafts in a porcine carotid artery bypass model.

Journal of vascular surgery·2015
Same author

Coating flexible probes with an ultra fast degrading polymer to aid in tissue insertion.

Biomedical microdevices·2015

Structurally defined surfactant polymers self-assemble on hydrophobic surfaces. These polymers, featuring poly(vinyl amine) with poly(ethylene oxide) and hexanal groups, offer adaptable non-covalent surface modification for biomaterials.

Area of Science:

  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Surface Science
  • Biomaterials Engineering

Background:

  • Hydrophobic surfaces in biomaterials can lead to undesirable interactions.
  • Surface modification is crucial for improving biocompatibility and performance.
  • Developing novel materials for controlled surface interactions is an ongoing challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize novel surfactant polymers.
  • To investigate the surface-induced self-assembly of these polymers on hydrophobic surfaces.
  • To evaluate their potential for biomaterial surface modification.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of poly(vinyl amine) backbone via hydrolysis of poly(N-vinyl formamide).
  • Attachment of poly(ethylene oxide) and hexanal pendant groups via reductive amination.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Characterization using FT-IR, 1H-NMR, and XPS spectroscopies.
  • Surface activity assessment via surface tension measurements and atomic force microscopy.

    • Main Results:

    • Structurally well-defined surfactant polymers with tunable hydrophilic/hydrophobic balances were successfully synthesized.
    • Polymers demonstrated surface-induced self-assembly on hydrophobic surfaces, including epitaxially molecular alignment on graphite.
    • Surface activity at both air/water and solid surface/water interfaces was confirmed.

    Conclusions:

    • The synthesized surfactant polymers exhibit controlled self-assembly behavior on hydrophobic surfaces.
    • These polymers are suitable for non-covalent surface modification of biomaterials.
    • They can create highly hydrated interfaces, potentially improving biocompatibility.