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International Journal of Polymer Science
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 296094, 22 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/296094
Surface Engineered Polymeric Biomaterials with Improved Biocontact Properties
Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Department of Polymer Engineering, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, 8 Kl. Ohridski Boulevard., 1756 Sofia, Bulgaria
Received 4 August 2009; Revised 24 November 2009; Accepted 31 March 2010
Academic Editor: Shanfeng Wang
Copyright © 2010 Todorka G. Vladkova. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
We present many examples of surface engineered polymeric biomaterials with nanosize modified layers, controlled protein adsorption, and cellular interactions potentially applicable for tissue and/or blood contacting devices, scaffolds for cell culture and tissue engineering, biosensors, biological microchips as well as approaches to their preparation.