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Fabricating Superhydrophobic Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications
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Design of a star-like hyperbranched polymer having hydrophilic arms for anti-biofouling coating
Masayasu Totani1, Ling Liu, Hisao Matsuno
1Department of Applied Chemistry, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan. k-tanaka@cstf.kyushu-u.ac.jp h-matsuno@cstf.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
Journal of Materials Chemistry. B
|April 8, 2020
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A star-like hyperbranched polymer having hydrophilic poly(ethyleneoxide acrylate) arms (HB-PEO9A) was prepared by a core-first method based on atom transfer radical polymerization. The PEO9A layer coated on a solid substrate was dissolved by water, and effectively inhibited protein adsorption and cell adhesion.
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