Mussel-Inspired Polymer Carpets: Direct Photografting of Polymer Brushes on Polydopamine Nanosheets for Controlled Cell Adhesion.

Hafner, Daniel; Ziegler, Lisa; Ichwan, Muhammad; Zhang, Tao; Schneider, Maximilian; Schiffmann, Michael; Thomas, Claudia; Hinrichs, Karsten et al. · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

2D mussel-inspired polydopamine (PDA) nanosheets are prepared and exploited as a functional surface for grafting various polymer brushes. The PDA nanosheet and its polymer-brush derivatives show lateral integrity and are robust; therefore, they can be detached from their substrates. Cell-adhesion tests show that the PDA nanosheet promotes cell growth and attachment, while a PDA-based poly(3-sulfopropyl methacrylate) carpet exhibits nonfouling behavior.

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