Patterned Polypeptoid Brushes.

Authors :: Schneider M
Tang Z
Richter M
Marschelke C
Förster P
Wegener E
Amin I
Zimmermann H
Scharnweber D
Braun HG
Luxenhofer R
Jordan R
Source :: Macromolecular bioscience [Macromol Biosci] 2016 Jan; Vol. 16 (1), pp. 75-81. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Nov 02.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: Patterned polypeptoid brushes on gold and oxide substrates are synthesized by surface-initiated polymerization of N-substituted glycine N-carboxyanhydrides. Their biofouling resistance is shown by protein and cell adhesion experiments. The accessibility of the system to common patterning protocols is demonstrated by UV-lithography and a μCP approach. Moreover, the terminal secondary amine group of the polypeptoid brushes is functionalized with different fluorescent dyes to demonstrate their chemical accessibility.<br /> (© 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)