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SUBMITTER: Duarte-Pena L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8950535 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Duarte-Peña Lorena L Bucio Emilio E
Polymers 20220316 6
In medical environments, polymeric surfaces tend to become contaminated, hindering the treatment and recovery from diseases. Biofouling-resistant materials, such as zwitterionic polymers, may mitigate this problem. In this work, the modification of PVC catheters with a binary graft of 4-vinylpyridine (4VP) and sulfobetaine methacrylate (SBMA) by the oxidative pre-irradiation method is proposed to develop pH-responsive catheters with an antifouling capacity. The ionizing radiation allowed us to o ...[more]