title: Brushed polyethylene glycol and phosphorylcholine for grafting nanoparticles against protein binding.
abstract: To provide a molecular insight for guiding polymer coating in surface science and nanotechnology, here we examined the structures of brushed polyethylene glycol(bPEG)- and phosphorylcholine(bPC)-grafted iron oxide nanoparticles and analyzed their protein avoiding properties. We show bPC as an advantageous biomimetic alternative to PEG in rendering stealth nanostructures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Blin
authors.affiliation: ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
authors.forename: Aleksandr
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Käkinen
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Xinwei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.affiliation: ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
authors.forename: Emily H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Pilkington
authors.affiliation: ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.affiliation: ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Whittaker
authors.affiliation: ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
authors.forename: Pu Chun
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Ke
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ding