Surface modification of polypyrrole films via grafting of poly(ethylene glycol) for improved biocompatibility

Synthetic Metals

Volumn 119, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 261-262

  Lim, V W L ^a   Kang, E T ^a   Neoh, K G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Graft copolymerization; PEGMA; Polypyrrole; XPS

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMATERIALS; COPOLYMERIZATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYPYRROLES; SURFACE TREATMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SURFACE GRAFT COPOLYMERIZATION;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0035867457     PISSN: 03796779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-6779(00)01028-6     Document Type: Article

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