Surface-functionalization of plasma-treated polystyrene by hyperbranched polymers and use in biological applications

Autor: Andrea Prager-Duschke, Alya Boulares-Pender, Michael R. Buchmeiser, Christian Elsner
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 112:2701-2709
ISSN: 1097-4628
0021-8995
Popis: Nitrogen plasma was used to amino-func- tionalize polystyrene surfaces, which were further modi- fied via the selective introduction of polyamines suitable for the immobilization of biological compounds. This chemical modification was carried out using a multifunc- tional amine compound linked to glutaraldehyde, leading to the formation of hyperbranched structures at the sur- face. Up to three generations of branched polymers at the polystyrene (PS) surface were created by successive addi- tion of the functional compounds. Amine functions intro- duced at the surface were labeled with 2,3,4,5,6- pentafluorobenzaldehyde and analyzed by X-ray photo- electron spectroscopy (XPS), confirming the successful attachment of each generation of branching. Finally, bovine serum albumin and trypsin were immobilized on N2-plasma-treated PS modified with different amounts of branched graft polymer and found to remain bioactive after immobilization. V C 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl
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