Applications of zwitterionic polymers

Zwitterionic polymers are characterized with equal anion and cation groups on the molecular chains, which make them highly hydrophilic and antifouling. They can resist nonspecific protein adsorption, bacterial adhesion, and biofilm formation. Therefore, they have great potential to be applied in a w...

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Published inReactive & functional polymers Vol. 118; pp. 51 - 61
Main Authors Zheng, Liuchun, Sundaram, Harihara S., Wei, Zhiyong, Li, Chuncheng, Yuan, Zhefan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.09.2017
Elsevier BV
Subjects
Adsorption
Antifouling
Antifouling coatings
Bacteria
Biomedical materials
Cationic polymerization
Coatings
Drug delivery
Drug delivery systems
Marine coating
Molecular chains
Polymers
Protein adsorption
Separation membrane
Surgical implants
Zwitterionic
Zwitterions
Drug delivery
Marine coating
Antifouling
Zwitterionic
Separation membrane
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Summary:Zwitterionic polymers are characterized with equal anion and cation groups on the molecular chains, which make them highly hydrophilic and antifouling. They can resist nonspecific protein adsorption, bacterial adhesion, and biofilm formation. Therefore, they have great potential to be applied in a wide range of biological and medical related fields, such as antifouling coatings of biomedical implants, blood contacted sensor and drug delivery in vivo, separation membrane and marine coatings. The review mainly focuses on the progress of those applications of zwitterionic polymers on the molecular level. Problems existed in these applications are also discussed and the development of in future is prospected.
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ISSN:1381-5148
1873-166X
DOI:10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2017.07.006