Low-fouling, biospecific films prepared by the continuous assembly of polymers

SN Guntari; EHH Wong; TK Goh; R Chandrawati; A Blencowe; F Caruso; GG Qiao

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Low-fouling, biospecific films prepared by the continuous assembly of polymers

SN Guntari, EHH Wong, TK Goh, R Chandrawati, A Blencowe, F Caruso, GG Qiao

Biomacromolecules | AMER CHEMICAL SOC | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1021/bm400680d

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Abstract

We report that the continuous assembly of polymers (CAP) approach, mediated by ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP), is a facile and versatile technology to prepare engineered nanocoatings for various biomedical applications. Low-fouling coatings on particles were obtained by the formation of multicompositional, layered films via simple and efficient tandem CAP ROMP processes that are analogous to chain extension reactions. In addition, the CAPROMP approach allows for the efficient postfunctionalization of the CAP films with bioactive moieties via cross-metathesis reactions between the surface-immobilized catalysts and symmetrical alkene derivatives. The combined features of the CAP..

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The authors acknowledge the Australian Research Council under the Australian Laureate Fellowship (FL120100030, F.C.), Future Fellowship (FT110100411, G.G.Q.), and Discovery Project (DP1094147 and DP130101846, F.C., G.G.Q.) schemes for financial support of this work.