title: Oxidative degradation of oligo(ethylene glycol)-terminated monolayers.
abstract: The observation that oligo(ethylene glycol) (OEG)-terminated monolayers remained highly protein-resistant for a month at 37 degrees C in PBS buffer while they degraded faster in air can be rationalized by a proposed mechanism formulated from a model study using the first internal hydroperoxide of OEG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5003, USA.
authors.forename: Guoting
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Chengzhi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols