title: Fibronectin adsorption or/and covalent grafting on chemically modified PEEK film surfaces.
abstract: Poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) films were chemically modified, by surface wet chemistry, into PEEK-OH, PEEK-NH2, and PEEK-NCO. Fibronectin (FN) adsorption, in the presence or absence of two non-ionic surfactants, was compared onto PEEK, PEEK-OH, and PEEK-NH2 on which the protein can only be adsorbed, and onto PEEK-NCO on which FN could be covalently grafted. The amounts of FN present on the various supports were assayed by ELISA and LSC (with 125I-labeled FN). The remarkable effect of Pluronic F68 in preventing non-specific protein adhesion on the less hydrophilic surfaces was pointed out. Accordingly, a procedure could be proposed that allows minimal FN adhesion vs FN fixation on PEEK-NCO. The resulting PEEK-FN film, which immobilized 120-150 ng FN cm(-2), constitutes a new substratum for cell cultivation.
authors.affiliation: Université Catholique de Louvain, Département de Chimie, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Noiset
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marchand-Brynaert
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D001577:Benzophenones; D002417:Cattle; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers; D012588:Scintillation Counting
chemical_list: D001577:Benzophenones; D005353:Fibronectins; D007659:Ketones; D011108:Polymers; C063834:polyetheretherketone; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols