Poly ethylene, surface free

Figure 25. A-D Immunofluorescence staining of vmculrn in vascular smooth muscle cells on day 3 after seeding on polymeric surfaces (medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum). A poly(DL-lactic acid), PDLLA B block copolymer of poly(DL-lactic acid) and poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO), PDLLA-6-PEO C, E PDLLA-6-PEO with 5% GRGDSG-PEO-6-PDLLA D, F PDLLA-6-PEO with 20% GRGDSG-PEO-6-PDLLA. E, F Immunoperoxidase staining of bromodeoxyuridine (arrows) incorporated into DNA newly synthesized in vascular smooth muscle cells cultured for 3 days in serum-free medium on PDLLA-Z)-PEO with 5% (E) or 20% (F) GRGDSG-PEO-6-PDLLA. Cells counterstained with light green. Bar=100 pm [41].

Two high surface area carbons were investigated. The first carbon, derived from activation of carbonized poly(ethylene terephthalate) (APET) was ash-free [1]. The second, a commercially available carbon in wide use (R1 Extra, Norit), had an ash content of 6.2%. 

Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) macromonomers constitute a new class of surface active monomers which give, by emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization or copolymerization, stable polymer dispersions and comb-like materials with very interesting properties due to the exceptional properties of ethylene oxide (EO) side chains. They are a basis for a number of various applications which take advantage of the binding properties of PEO [39], its hydrophilic and amphipathic behavior [40], as well as its bio compatibility and non-absorbing character towards proteins [41]. Various types of PEO macromonomers have been proposed and among them the most popular are the acrylates and methacrylates [42]. 

Recently the surface properties of the supramolecular inclusion complex (ICs) obtained from the threading of a-CD onto poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) free in solution was studied [28], The complex were characterized by IR, H NMR spectroscopy, and thermal analisis. The variation of the interfacial tension, yjnt, with inclusion complex (IC) concentration and temperature were determined. The results were compared with those found for PEO under the same conditions. a-CD does not present surface activity [28], To quantify the adsorption process of IC and PEO in aqueous medium, the following form of Gibbs equation was used [29],... 

Exposure of the n-type films to either liquid (styrene, methyl methacrylate) or gaseous (ethylene oxide, isoprene) monomers resulted in polymerization. Much of our initial work has focused on grafting of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) to (CH)X in an effort to render the (CH)X surface more hydrophilic and to provide covalent attachment of a material capable of functioning as a solid electrolyte (12). Films of n-type (CH)X were exposed to dry (CaH2-treated), gaseous ethylene oxide in the range 55-75°C with initial pressures being ca. 500 torr. Reaction times were typically 5 hours. The films were washed with dry, 02-free methylene chloride to remove non-covalently bound PEO and then with deaerated H2O to protonate oxyanions and remove the NaOH byproduct. The presence of bound PEO after extraction was confirmed by IR spectroscopy. 

Because the free radical initiated graft reaction can also lead to the cross-linking of polyethylene, copolymers of ethylene and with acrylic acid (184,185), glycidyl methacrylate (184,186), methacrylic acid and 10-undecenoic acid (187-189) were synthesized to compatibilize polyethylene/polyamide blends. The poly (ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) ionomers neutralized by sodium (184) and zinc (45,118,190-192) has also used as compatibilizers. High energy irradiation, used to modify the surface of fibers or films at beginning, was also used to compatibilize the polyethylene/polyamide blends (193-196). 

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