The term “zwitterionic polymers” refers to polymers that bear a pair of oppositely charged
groups in their repeating units. When these oppositely charged groups are equally …

When blood first encounters the artificial surface of a medical device, a complex series of
biochemical reactions is triggered, potentially resulting in clinical complications such as …

In the last 40 years, many strategies to fabricate biocompatible and antithrombogenic
polymers have been proposed, especially in Japan. The development of one such polymers …

For the acquisition of blood-compatible materials, various hydrophilic polymers for surface
modification have been examined. Among them, polymers with a representative …

VADs), it is not surprising that bleeding and thrombosis are among the most common and
feared complications of this therapy, respectively. Although strides have been made in our …

This review article describes fundamental aspects of cell membrane-inspired phospholipid
polymers and their usefulness in the development of medical devices. Since the early …

Hemocompatibility of biomaterials in contact with the blood of patients is a prerequisite for
the short-and long-term applications of medical devices such as cardiovascular stents …

This review summarizes recent research on the design of polymer material systems based
on biomimetic concepts and reports on the medical devices that implement these systems …

This overview article on diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings in medical applications covers
the interaction of cells and tissue with DLC and alloyed DLC to generate desired cell …

A versatile fabrication and performance optimization strategy of PEG and zwitterionic
polymer coatings is developed on the sensor chip of surface plasma resonance (SPR) …