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Inhibition of Monocyte Adhesion and Fibrinogen Adsorption on Glow Discharge Plasma Deposited Tetraethylene Glycol Dimethyl Ether

Inhibition of Monocyte Adhesion and Fibrinogen Adsorption on Glow Discharge Plasma Deposited Tetraethylene Glycol Dimethyl Ether

M Shen, Y V Pan, M S Wagner, K D Hauch, D G Castner, B D Ratner, T A Horbett

J Biomater Sci Polym Ed. 2001;12(9):961-78.

PMID: 11787523

Abstract:

Monocytes and macrophages play important roles in host responses to implanted biomedical devices. Monocyte and macrophage interactions with biomaterial surfaces are thought to be mediated by adsorbed adhesive proteins such as fibrinogen and fibronectin. Non-fouling surfaces that minimize protein adsorption may therefore minimize monocyte adhesion, activation, and the foreign body response. Radio-frequency glow discharge plasma deposition (RF-GDPD) of tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (tetraglyme) was used to produce polyethylene oxide (PEO)-like coatings on a fluorinated ethylene-propylene (FEP) surface. Electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) and static time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) were used to characterize the surface chemistry of tetraglyme coating. Fibrinogen adsorption to the tetraglyme surface was measured with 125I-labeled fibrinogen and ToF-SIMS. Adsorption of fibrinogen to plasma deposited tetraglyme was less than 10 ng cm(-2), a 20-fold decrease compared to untreated FEP or tissue culture polystyrene (TCPS). Monocyte adhesion to plasma deposited tetraglyme was significantly lower than adhesion to FEP or TCPS. In addition, when the surfaces were preadsorbed with fibrinogen, fibronectin, or blood plasma, monocyte adhesion to plasma deposited tetraglyme after 2 h or 1 day was much lower than adhesion to FEP. RF-GDPD tetraglyme coating provides a promising approach to make non-fouling biomaterials that can inhibit non-specific material-host interactions and reduce the foreign body response.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP143248	Tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether		143-24-8	Price

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