title: A facile approach to modify polyurethane surfaces for biomaterial applications.
abstract: In this communication, we introduce a facile and highly efficient approach for surface modification of polyurethane (PU). Double bonds were incorporated onto the PU surface using a unique monomer, methacryloyl isothiocyanate (MI). Several monomers, such as N-isopropyl acrylamide (NIPAAm) and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), were used to prove that the polymerization process can be carried out on a vinyl-functionalized surface. The protein-adsorption property of the grafted surfaces shows that protein adsorption was significantly reduced after grafting each polymer onto the PU surface. Moreover, this method can be applied to polyurethane materials with any shape, including tubes and scaffolds, for which plasma treatment and photoinitiation at the inner surface are difficult to perform.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhaoqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: He
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Tieliang
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xiaoli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011140:Polyurethanes; D011506:Proteins