title: Highly stable, protein resistant thin films on SiC-modified silicon substrates.
abstract: Thin films terminated with oligo(ethylene glycol) (OEG) could be photochemically grafted onto ultrathin silicon carbide layers that were generated on silicon substrates via carbonization with acetylene at 820 degrees C. The OEG coating reduced the non-specific adsorption of fibrinogen on the substrates by 99.5% and remained resistant after storage in PBS for 4 weeks at 37 degrees C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-5003, USA.
authors.forename: Guoting
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Makarenko
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rabalais
authors.forename: J Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: López Romero
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rico
authors.forename: Chengzhi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D017554:Carbon Compounds, Inorganic / Q000737:chemistry*; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010777:Photochemistry; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry*; D017655:Silicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D017554:Carbon Compounds, Inorganic; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D017655:Silicon Compounds; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D005340:Fibrinogen; C022088:silicon carbide; D012825:Silicon