Volume 7, Issue 2 pp. 195-200
Communication

Sulfated Glycopolymer Thin Films—Preparation, Characterization, and Biological Activity

Ringo Grombe

Ringo Grombe

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Hohe Strasse 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany

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Marie F. Gouzy

Marie F. Gouzy

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Hohe Strasse 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany

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Manfred F. Maitz

Manfred F. Maitz

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Hohe Strasse 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany

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Uwe Freundenberg

Uwe Freundenberg

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Hohe Strasse 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany

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Stefan Zschoche

Stefan Zschoche

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Hohe Strasse 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany

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Frank Simon

Frank Simon

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Hohe Strasse 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany

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Tilo Pompe

Tilo Pompe

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Hohe Strasse 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany

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Claudia Sperling

Claudia Sperling

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Hohe Strasse 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany

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Carsten Werner

Corresponding Author

Carsten Werner

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Hohe Strasse 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany

Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 5, King's College Road, M5S 3G8 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 5, King's College Road, M5S 3G8 Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Fax: (+1) 351 4658 533Search for more papers by this author
First published: 13 February 2007
Citations: 4

Abstract

The impact of heparinoid characteristics on model surfaces obtained from immobilization of sole sulfate groups as well as sulfated glycosides, sulfated cellulose, and definite heparin has been investigated. The obtained layers were physico-chemically characterized regarding film thickness, chemical composition, wettability, and surface morphology. Antithrombin adsorption, studied by fluorescence labeling, revealed a strong dependence on the presence of glycosidic structures and on the molecular weight of the grafted saccharide. On contact with whole blood, the coatings resulted in a diminished plasmatic and cellular coagulation in vitro, which did not reflect well the antithrombin binding. Therefore, more complex activating pathways are discussed.

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