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ArticleRegenerative biomaterials2016

Multifunctional mussel-inspired copolymerized epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)/arginine coating: the potential as an ad-layer for vascular materials.

Rifang Luo, Linlin Tang, Lingxia Xie, Jin Wang, Nan Huang, Yunbing Wang

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Article in Regenerative biomaterials, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rifang LuoNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
Linlin TangKey Lab of Advanced Technology of Materials of Education Ministry, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China.
Lingxia XieKey Lab of Advanced Technology of Materials of Education Ministry, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China.
Jin WangKey Lab of Advanced Technology of Materials of Education Ministry, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China.
Nan HuangKey Lab of Advanced Technology of Materials of Education Ministry, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China.
Yunbing WangNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.
Southwest Jiaotong University · CNSichuan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surface properties are considered to be important factors in addressing proper functionalities. In this paper, a multifunctional mussel-inspired coating was prepared via the direct copolymerization of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and arginine. The coating formation was confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectra. The EGCG/arginine coating contained diverse functional groups like amines, phenols and carboxyls, whose densities were also tunable. Such mussel-inspired coating could also be applied as an ad-layer for its secondary reactivity, demonstrated by quartz crystal microbalance technique. Moreover, the tunable surface density of phenols showed potential ability in modulating endothelial cell and smooth muscle cell viability. The coatings rich in phenols presented excellent free radical scavenging property. Current results strongly indicated the potential of EGCG/arginine coatings to be applied as an ad-layer for vascular materials.

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epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)multifunctionMussel chemistrysurface modificationvascular devices

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