Bacterial adhesion-resistant poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) derivative for mammalian cell cultures

In an attempting to find new biomaterials for mammalian cell culture, PHEMA derivatives with ester side groups are synthesized by one-step polymer-analogous reaction. These polymers show excellent antifouling properties against S. epidermidis and P. aeruginosa while their cytotoxicity and proliferation activity for HDF cell are on a similar level as commercially available TCPS. The interesting bioadhesion property is systematically correlated with surface properties of the PHEMA derivatives.