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Article: Findings from J.E. Raynor and co-researchers advance knowledge in tissue engineering.
- Article from:
- Blood Weekly
- Article date:
- May 28, 2009
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"Attaining control over the surface chemistry of titanium is critical to its use in medical implants, especially to address complications such as infection and loosening of implants over time, which still present significant challenges. The surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) of a saccharide-substituted methacrylate, 2-gluconamidoethyl methacrylate (GAMA), affords dense polymer brushes that resist protein adsorption and cell adhesion," researchers in the United States report (see also Tissue Engineering).
"We further tailored the nature of the surfaces by covalent attachment of an adhesion peptide to afford control over cell adhesion. ...