Ultra thin poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) (PIPAAm) modified glass coverslips (PIAPAm‐CS) using electron beam irradiation exhibited a clear relationship between the polymer thickness and thermal cell adhesion/detachment behavior. The polymer thickness dependency and the characteristic of ultra thin PIPAAm layer, has been illustrated in terms of the molecular motion of the modified PIPAAm chains. PIPAAm‐CSs surfaces with various area‐polymer densities and thicknesses were characterized by AFM and protein adsorption assay. The newly obtained results gave a further insight into the illustration. Finally, the future application of intelligent surfaces was discussed for fabricating tissue and organ.
Poly(N‐vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP), an important water soluble synthetic polymer, has many desirable properties including low toxicity, chemical stability, and good biocompatibility. Since PVP is hemocompatible and physiologically inactive, it has been used as a blood plasma substitute. Surface modification with PVP has been investigated extensively over the past few years as a means of preventing nonspecific protein adsorption. PVP may therefore be seen as a promising antifouling surface modifier comparable to poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG). In this review, various approaches for the design and preparation of PVP‐modified surfaces are summarized and potential biomedical applications of these PVP‐modified materials are indicated. Finally, some perspectives on future research on PVP for surface modification are discussed.
Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) may constitute a powerful tool for in‐line monitoring of morphological properties of PVC particles in suspension polymerizations. It is shown that dynamic trajectories of morphological properties, as predicted with NIR‐based calibration models, change smoothly along the batch; thus, these trajectories can be used as references for process monitoring and control. It is also shown that modification of operation variables during the batch leads to modification of the final morphological properties of the powder. This indicates that the morphology of PVC grains can be manipulated along the batch and that advanced NIR‐based control procedures can be implemented for control of the morphological properties of PVC resins, as illustrated through simulation.
