Nonfouling Polypeptide Brushes via Surface-initiated Polymerization of N-epsilon-oligo(ethylene glycol)succinate-L-lysine N-carboxyanhydride

J WANG, MI GIBSON, R BARBEY, SJ XIAO, HA KLOK

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Abstract

This contribution describes the preparation of nonfouling polypeptide brushes via surface-initiated ring-opening polymerization of oligo(ethylene glycol) modified L-lysine N-carboxyanhydrides. Circular dichroism experiments indicated that these surface-anchored polypeptide chains assume an α-helical conformation, which does not change between pH 4 and 9. Furthermore, nonspecific adsorption of fluorescent labeled bovine serum albumin and fibrinogen on glass slides modified with these brushes was greatly reduced compared to unmodified glass substrates.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)845-850
Number of pages6
JournalMacromolecular rapid communications
Volume30
Issue number9-10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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