PTFEP-Al2O3 hybrid nanowires reducing thrombosis and biofouling

Haidar, Ayman; Ali, Awadelkareem A.; Veziroglu, Salih; Fiutowski, Jacek; Eichler, Hermann; Müller, Isabelle; Kiefer, Karin; Faupel, Franz; Bischoff, Markus; Veith, Michael; Aktas, Oral Cenk; Abdul-Khaliq, Hashim

doi:https://doi.org/10.34657/6544

PTFEP-Al2O3 hybrid nanowires reducing thrombosis and biofouling

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Date

2019

Authors

Haidar, Ayman

Ali, Awadelkareem A.

Veziroglu, Salih

Fiutowski, Jacek

Eichler, Hermann

Müller, Isabelle

Kiefer, Karin

Faupel, Franz

Bischoff, Markus

Veith, Michael

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1

Issue

12

Journal

Nanoscale advances

Publisher

Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry

Link to publishers version

https://doi.org/10.1039/c9na00436j

Abstract

Thrombosis and bacterial infection are major problems in cardiovascular implants. Here we demonstrated that a superhydrophobic surface composed of poly(bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)phosphazene) (PTFEP)-Al2O3 hybrid nanowires (NWs) is effective to reduce both platelet adhesion/activation and bacterial adherence/colonization. The proposed approach allows surface modification of cardiovascular implants which have 3D complex geometries. © 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry.