The use of rhodamine 6G and fluorescence microscopy in the evaluation of phospholipid-based polymeric biomaterials
| Autor: | Driver Mj, Dunn Ac, Wang Jh, Willis Sl, Lewis Al, Bartlett Jd, Small S |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
chemistry.chemical_classification
Histology Materials science Fabrication Staining and Labeling Polymers Rhodamines Phosphorylcholine Biocompatible Materials Nanotechnology Polymer engineering.material Fluorescence Pathology and Forensic Medicine Staining Rhodamine 6G chemistry.chemical_compound Microscopy Fluorescence chemistry Coating Fluorescence microscope engineering Phospholipids |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Microscopy. 217:216-224 |
| ISSN: | 1365-2818 0022-2720 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2005.01453.x |
| Popis: | A technique is described that allows the staining and subsequent visualization of polymers that contain the phosphorylcholine (PC) group. These materials are useful as bulk materials or coatings for the fabrication of medical devices. The staining method employs rhodamine 6G, which can be simply and rapidly applied to the polymer coating and imaged using fluorescence microscopy. The specificity of the staining for the PC polymers makes this technique suitable for the evaluation of a wide range of substrates and provides qualitative information on coating uniformity, coverage and morphology. It can be used to examine the durability of, and defects in, the coating. Statistical analysis of the fluorescent intensity by measuring the pixel value during imaging can allow for the method to be used as a quality control tool. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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