This book presents the initial development of oligo
(ethylene glycol) (OEG) based "nonfouling" -protein
and cell resistant- coatings that can be applied to
a wide range of biomedical applications. A
generalized method for creating functionalized
nonfouling surfaces was developed by
conducting "Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical
Polymerization of OEG methyl
methacrylate (SI-ATRP of OEGMA)" from gold (metallic
materials), glass and silicon oxide. Thickness-
density profile of poly(OEGMA) was constructed based
on SI-ATRP from mixed self-assembled monolayers on
gold. For the first...