2019, 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

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.