Issue 21, 2002
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Chemical Communications

Wet chemical modification of PTFE implant surfaces with a specific cell adhesion molecule

Christoph Löhbach,a   Udo Bakowsky,†a   Carsten Kneuer,a   Dieter Jahn,c   Thomas Graeter,b   Hans-Joachim Schäfersb  and  Claus-Michael Lehra  

a Biopharm. and Pharm. Technology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany

b Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany

c Institute for Microbiology, Technical University, Braunschweig, Germany

Abstract

The surface of PTFE based implant material could be covalently functionalised with adhesion molecules for improved bio-adhesion by wet chemical oxidation to introduce hydroxy groups followed by cross-linking with cyanuric chloride.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B206100G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 Jun 2002
Accepted
24 Sep 2002
First published
09 Oct 2002

Chem. Commun., 2002, 2568-2569

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Wet chemical modification of PTFE implant surfaces with a specific cell adhesion molecule

C. Löhbach, U. Bakowsky, C. Kneuer, D. Jahn, T. Graeter, H. Schäfers and C. Lehr, Chem. Commun., 2002, 2568 DOI: 10.1039/B206100G

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