title: Controlled/living surface-initiated ATRP of antifouling polymer brushes from gold in PBS and blood sera as a model study for polymer modifications in complex biological media.
abstract: The use of PBS, 10% FBS or 10% CS as media for SI-ATRP is reported. Controlled/living SI-ATRP of MeOEGMA in PBS is achieved leading to better control than in water. The livingness is confirmed by chain extension with MeOEGMA or carboxybetaine acrylamide. This technique is successfully adopted for the polymerization of MeOEGMA in 10% FBS or CS as models for complex biological media with reasonable control of the brush growth. All prepared brushes show excellent antifouling properties.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR, Heyrovskeho Sq. 2, Prague 6, 16206, Czech Republic. rodriguez@imc.cas.cz
authors.forename: Cesar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Emmenegger
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: Ognen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pop-Georgievski
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Houska
authors.forename: Eduard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brynda
authors.forename: Aldo Bologna
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Alles
mesh_terms: D000178:Acrylamides / Q000737:chemistry*; D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D002021:Buffers; D002417:Cattle; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D058105:Polymerization; D044967:Serum; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D000178:Acrylamides; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001798:Blood Proteins; D002021:Buffers; D008689:Methacrylates; C524499:polyethylene glycol methacrylate; D014867:Water; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D006046:Gold