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Surface modification of biomedical polymers
Author(s) -
Ikada Yoshito
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19961010151
Subject(s) - surface modification , polymer , materials science , polymer science , surface (topology) , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , composite material , engineering , mathematics , geometry
Surface modification of biomedical polymers by the technique of surface grafting was briefly overviewed, mostly based on our results. It was shown that surface grafting of water‐soluble polymer chains onto polymeric biomaterials was effective in producing mechanically non‐stimulative, blood‐compatible, antibacterial, tissue‐bonding, and cell‐adhesive surfaces. In addition to the improvement of the interfacial biocompatibility, the surface grafting was useful also for obtaining a biofunctional surface such as immunoadsorbent.