title: Tailoring established polymers for medical applications.
abstract: Polymers can be tailored for specific biomedical applications by synthesis, processing or surface modification. Knowledge-based choice of comonomers for acrylonitrile based copolymers influences the interaction profile with specific cell lines and blood. Processing or surface modification of poly(ether imides) results in materials having complex three-dimensional structures and/or specific adsorption profiles. Potential applications are dialysis, gas separation, cell/tissue systems, apheresis, and bioreactors.
authors: Institute of Polymer Research, GKSS Forschungszentrum GmbH, Teltow, Germany.
authors: Axel T
authors: AT
authors: Neffe
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Lendlein
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011108:Polymers