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  • Biomaterials Science
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Surface Science

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  • Poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (pMPC) is known to reduce protein adsorption when grafted to surfaces.
  • Cationic anchor blocks are used to adsorb polymers to negatively charged surfaces, but their shielding by the grafted polymer is crucial for protein resistance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how varying the molecular architecture of copolymers containing cationic poly(trimethylammonium ethyl methacrylate) (pTMAEMA) anchor blocks influences protein adsorption.
  • To compare the protein resistance of these end-tethered p(TMAEMA-b-MPC) copolymers with surface-polymerized pMPC and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) graft copolymers.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis and characterization of p(TMAEMA-b-MPC) copolymers with varying architectures.
  • Adsorption of copolymers onto negatively charged surfaces to form interfacial polymer brushes.
  • Quantification of fibrinogen and lysozyme adsorption using surface-sensitive techniques.

Main Results:

  • Optimized p(TMAEMA-b-MPC) copolymer layers effectively eliminated fibrinogen and lysozyme adsorption, achieving limits below 0.01 mg/m².
  • These layers exhibited metrics consistent with interfacial polymer brush formation, outperforming surface-polymerized pMPC.
  • p(TMAEMA-b-MPC) layers showed superior performance over poly(l-lysine)-graft-poly(ethylene glycol) (PLL-PEG) systems, particularly in repelling cationic lysozyme and resisting displacement by homopolymers.

Conclusions:

  • The p(TMAEMA-b-MPC) copolymer system provides a scalable method for creating highly protein-repellent surfaces.
  • This approach avoids complexities of surface-initiated polymerization and leverages the advantages of polyzwitterions.
  • The designed copolymer architecture offers enhanced protein resistance and surface stability compared to existing systems.