Bio‐Macromolecular Surface Coatings for Autohesive, Transparent, Elastomeric Foils
Abstract Thin materials made from elastomeric polymers such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polyurethane (PU) can be both, compliant and resilient. Their mechanical robustness and flexibility will make them great candidates for applications in the human body where space is limited and repeated de...
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| description | Abstract Thin materials made from elastomeric polymers such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polyurethane (PU) can be both, compliant and resilient. Their mechanical robustness and flexibility will make them great candidates for applications in the human body where space is limited and repeated deformations occur. Nonetheless, current medical applications of elastomeric foil‐like products are mainly restricted to inflatable balloon parts of stents or intubation tubes. Here, a key limiting factor is the autohesive behavior of those foils, that is, their propensity to stick to themselves. This property impedes handling and processing and can also interfere with the designated tasks of such foils. To mitigate this undesired behavior, different bio‐macromolecular coatings are applied here and assess their influence on the autohesive behavior, flexibility, and transparency of the materials. A non‐covalent, dopamine‐assisted coating approach is compared to a covalent coating strategy employing carbodiimide chemistry and investigated both, anionic and cationic macromolecules as top layers. The results show that especially the carbodiimide‐mediated mucin coating can efficiently suppress the autohesive behavior of the foils while maintaining the flexibility and transparency of the material. Thus, such coatings can not only broaden the medical application range of foil‐based elastomeric devices but may also prove beneficial for applications in soft robotics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9fbb9b7195f44889aab0aea61a2553292023-08-15T09:10:29ZengWiley-VCHMacromolecular Materials and Engineering1438-74921439-20542023-07-013087n/an/a10.1002/mame.202200681Bio‐Macromolecular Surface Coatings for Autohesive, Transparent, Elastomeric FoilsMaria G. Bauer0Oliver Lieleg1School of Engineering and Design Department of Materials Engineering Technical University of Munich Boltzmannstraße 15 85748 Garching GermanySchool of Engineering and Design Department of Materials Engineering Technical University of Munich Boltzmannstraße 15 85748 Garching GermanyAbstract Thin materials made from elastomeric polymers such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polyurethane (PU) can be both, compliant and resilient. Their mechanical robustness and flexibility will make them great candidates for applications in the human body where space is limited and repeated deformations occur. Nonetheless, current medical applications of elastomeric foil‐like products are mainly restricted to inflatable balloon parts of stents or intubation tubes. Here, a key limiting factor is the autohesive behavior of those foils, that is, their propensity to stick to themselves. This property impedes handling and processing and can also interfere with the designated tasks of such foils. To mitigate this undesired behavior, different bio‐macromolecular coatings are applied here and assess their influence on the autohesive behavior, flexibility, and transparency of the materials. A non‐covalent, dopamine‐assisted coating approach is compared to a covalent coating strategy employing carbodiimide chemistry and investigated both, anionic and cationic macromolecules as top layers. The results show that especially the carbodiimide‐mediated mucin coating can efficiently suppress the autohesive behavior of the foils while maintaining the flexibility and transparency of the material. Thus, such coatings can not only broaden the medical application range of foil‐based elastomeric devices but may also prove beneficial for applications in soft robotics.https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202200681carbodiimide couplingdetachment testsdextransdopaminemucinssurface zeta‐potentials |
| spellingShingle | Maria G. Bauer Oliver Lieleg Bio‐Macromolecular Surface Coatings for Autohesive, Transparent, Elastomeric Foils Macromolecular Materials and Engineering carbodiimide coupling detachment tests dextrans dopamine mucins surface zeta‐potentials |
| title | Bio‐Macromolecular Surface Coatings for Autohesive, Transparent, Elastomeric Foils |
| title_full | Bio‐Macromolecular Surface Coatings for Autohesive, Transparent, Elastomeric Foils |
| title_fullStr | Bio‐Macromolecular Surface Coatings for Autohesive, Transparent, Elastomeric Foils |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bio‐Macromolecular Surface Coatings for Autohesive, Transparent, Elastomeric Foils |
| title_short | Bio‐Macromolecular Surface Coatings for Autohesive, Transparent, Elastomeric Foils |
| title_sort | bio macromolecular surface coatings for autohesive transparent elastomeric foils |
| topic | carbodiimide coupling detachment tests dextrans dopamine mucins surface zeta‐potentials |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202200681 |
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