Surface Modification of Synthetic Polymers with Surface Active Agents

Surfactants - Surface Active Agents

The definition for a detergent is a cleaning agent. The main cleaning agent used in earlier days was soap. This term means a compound formed from the reaction of a fatty acid with a base such as caustic soda, forming the sodium soap of the acid. The more commonly used cleaning agent in this day and age is the synthetic detergent (SYNDET) which is a formulation such as TIDE or FAB. The essential...

Silicone Surface-Active Agents

Surface modification of mammalian cells with stimuli-responsive polymers.

In order to introduce alternative functions into mammalian cells and control them under ambient conditions, poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM) was immobilized on the cell surface. Cellular aggregation could be regulated by temperature change. In addition, separation of PNIPAM-conjugated glycoproteins was successfully performed.

Photoinduced Surface Modification of PEEK with Biocompatible Phospholipid Polymers

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A Universal Surface Modification Protocol for Active Surface Catalytic Microdevices

A universal surface modification for glass and fused silica microchannels has been developed. The method allows for the formation of catalytic surfaces within a channel after channel closure. These surfaces can contain ligand systems or functionalities of choice covalently attached to the robust surface modification. The utility of the system is demonstrated by the formation of Jacobsen and Gla...