Abstract
The adsorption of a sulfonated polyelectrolyte polymer to a polypropylene substrate and this polymer's interaction with blood were studied. Ellipsometry, showed that polymer adsorption from aqueous solution was dominated by the ionic strength of the system. The platelet adhesion seen on the sulfonated surfaces differs from the platelet adhesion observed on uncoated polypropylene materials. Platelets aggregated, but did not spread on the sulfonated material, in contrast to fairly uniform platelet coverage and spreading on untreated polypropylene.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 713 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| State | Published - 1996 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 5th World Biomaterials Congress. Part 2 (of 2) - Toronto, Can Duration: May 29 1996 → Jun 2 1996 |
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| Other | Proceedings of the 1996 5th World Biomaterials Congress. Part 2 (of 2) |
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| City | Toronto, Can |
| Period | 5/29/96 → 6/2/96 |