Immobilization of gelatin onto poly(Glycidyl Methacrylate)-grafted polycaprolactone substrates for improved cell-material interactions

• Main Authors: Yuan, Shaojun, Xiong, Gordon, Roguin, Ariel, Choong, Cleo Swee Neo
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101814; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18765
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

To enhance the cytocompatibility of polycaprolactone (PCL), cell-adhesive gelatin is covalently immobilized onto the PCL film surface via two surface-modified approaches: a conventional chemical immobilization process and a surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) process. Kinet...