Surface Modification of Polydopamine Particles with Polyethyleneimine Brushes for Enhanced Stability and Reduced Fragmentation.

Su Hyeon Son, Eun Jin Kim, Hye Young Koo, Won San Choi

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Su Hyeon SonDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, 125 Dongseodaero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-719, Republic of Korea.

Eun Jin KimDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, 125 Dongseodaero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-719, Republic of Korea.

Hye Young KooFunctional Composite Materials Research Center, Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 92 Chudong-ro, Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun 55324, Republic of Korea.

Won San ChoiDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, 125 Dongseodaero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-719, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4546-0732

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Polydopamine (Pdop) particles possess unique properties but suffer from inherent instability in aqueous environments due to the gradual release of Pdop fragments. This study demonstrated the successful enhancement of the stability and reduction in fragmentation in Pdop particles through surface engineering strategies. Specifically, we investigated the effects of polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) coating and polyelectrolyte (PE) brush grafting. Our results showed that PE brush grafting, particularly with long-chain polyethyleneimine (PEI), was more effective in suppressing Pdop fragment release compared to PEM coating. The L-PEI grafted Pdop particles (2.28 chains/nm

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fragmentationpolydopaminestabilitysurface engineering

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PMID40362993

DOI10.3390/polym17091209

PMCPMC12073504

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