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An New Avenue to Nonfouling Materials
Author(s) -
Chen S.,
Jiang S.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200701164
Subject(s) - materials science , nanometre , nanotechnology , nanogel , polymer science , composite material , drug delivery
Nonfouling materials are of great importance for numerous applications. A simple method is introduced to prepare nonfouling materials and surfaces (see figure) with unique properties from a variety of desirable functional groups. Materials with a uniform distribution of mixed charged groups at the nanometer scale, similar to zwitterionic materials, are excellent candidates for use as nonfouling materials.