Zwitterionic carboxybetaine polymer surfaces and their resistance to long-term biofilm formation

G Cheng, G Li, H Xue, S Chen, JD Bryers, S Jiang - Biomaterials, 2009 - Elsevier
In this work, we report a systematic study of zwitterionic poly (carboxybetaine
methacrylate)(pCBMA) grafted from glass surfaces via atom transfer radical polymerization …

Recent advances of zwitterionic carboxybetaine materials and their derivatives

B Cao, Q Tang, G Cheng - Journal of Biomaterials Science …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Zwitterionic polycarboxybetaine (pCB)-based materials have drawn special attention due to
their outstanding properties of resisting proteins adsorption, biofilm formation and cell …

Ultralow fouling zwitterionic polymers grafted from surfaces covered with an initiator via an adhesive mussel mimetic linkage

G Li, H Xue, G Cheng, S Chen, F Zhang… - The Journal of Physical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
In this work, nonfouling zwitterionic polymers were grafted via surface-initiated atom transfer
radical polymerization (ATRP) from surfaces covered with an adhesive catechol initiator. The …

Carboxybetaine, sulfobetaine, and cationic block copolymer coatings: A comparison of the surface properties and antibiofouling behavior

L Wu, J Jasinski, S Krishnan - Journal of applied polymer …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Two different zwitterionic block copolymers (BCs) and a cationic BC were synthesized from
the same BC precursor, which consisted of a polystyrene (PS) block and a poly [N‐(3 …

The hydrolysis of cationic polycarboxybetaine esters to zwitterionic polycarboxybetaines with controlled properties

Z Zhang, G Cheng, LR Carr, H Vaisocherová, S Chen… - Biomaterials, 2008 - Elsevier
In this work, we report a new class of materials, cationic polycarboxybetaine esters, which
have unique properties when they interact with proteins, DNAs, and bacteria. These cationic …

Inhibition of bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation on zwitterionic surfaces

G Cheng, Z Zhang, S Chen, JD Bryers, S Jiang - Biomaterials, 2007 - Elsevier
In this work, we report a study of long-chain zwitterionic poly (sulfobetaine
methacrylate)(pSBMA) surfaces grafted via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) for …

Dual-functional biomimetic materials: nonfouling poly (carboxybetaine) with active functional groups for protein immobilization

Z Zhang, S Chen, S Jiang - Biomacromolecules, 2006 - ACS Publications
We introduce a dual-functional biocompatible material based on zwitterionic poly
(carboxybetaine methacrylate)(polyCBMA), which not only highly resists protein …

Nonfouling behavior of polycarboxybetaine-grafted surfaces: structural and environmental effects

Z Zhang, H Vaisocherová, G Cheng, W Yang… - …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Zwitterionic carboxybetaine (CB) has unique dual functionality for ligand immobilization on a
nonfouling background. The properties of CB groups depend on their spacer groups …

In vivo anti-biofilm and anti-bacterial non-leachable coating thermally polymerized on cylindrical catheter

C Zhou, Y Wu, KRV Thappeta… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Catheters are indispensable tools of modern medicine, but catheter-associated infection is a
significant clinical problem, even when stringent sterile protocols are observed. When the …

Ultralow‐fouling, functionalizable, and hydrolyzable zwitterionic materials and their derivatives for biological applications

S Jiang, Z Cao - Advanced materials, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, zwitterionic materials such as poly (carboxybetaine)(pCB) and poly
(sulfobetaine)(pSB) have been applied to a broad range of biomedical and engineering …