Fluorine-containing bio-inert polymers: Roles of intermediate water

R Koguchi, K Jankova, M Tanaka - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Fluorine-containing polymers are used not only in industrial processes but also in medical
applications, because they exhibit excellent heat, weather, and chemical resistance. As …

Design of biomaterials through direct ring-opening metathesis polymerisation of functionalised cyclic alkenes

S Kobayashi, M Tanaka - Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Ring-opening metathesis polymerisation (ROMP) has become a popular method for
synthesising complex functional polymers owing to the high functional group tolerance of …

Effects of side-chain spacing and length on hydration states of poly (2-methoxyethyl acrylate) analogues: A molecular dynamics study

AT Kuo, S Urata, R Koguchi, T Sonoda… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydration states of polymers are known to directly influence the adsorption of biomolecules.
Particularly, intermediate water (IW) has been found able to prevent protein adsorption …

Revealing the hidden dynamics of confined water in acrylate polymers: Insights from hydrogen-bond lifetime analysis

K Shikata, T Kikutsuji, N Yasoshima, K Kim… - The Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Polymers contain functional groups that participate in hydrogen bond (H-bond) with water
molecules, establishing a robust H-bond network that influences bulk properties. This study …

Molecular structure and vibrational spectra of water molecules sorbed in poly (2-methoxyethylacrylate) revealed by molecular dynamics simulation

N Yasoshima, T Ishiyama, M Gemmei-Ide… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of water sorption in poly (2-methoxyethylacrylate)(
PMEA) are carried out to elucidate the hydrogen bonding (H-bonding) structures of the water …

Interactions between acrylate/methacrylate biomaterials and organic foulants evaluated by molecular dynamics simulations of simplified binary mixtures

R Nagumo, T Matsuoka, S Iwata - ACS Biomaterials Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Improving hydrophilicity is a key factor for enhancing the biocompatibility of polymer
surfaces. Nevertheless, previous studies have reported that poly (2-methoxyethyl …

Adsorption characteristics of peptides on ω-functionalized self-assembled monolayers: a molecular dynamics study

HOS Yadav, AT Kuo, S Urata, K Funahashi… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular dynamics simulations were employed to investigate the adsorption behavior of a
variety of amino-acid side-chain analogs (SCAs) and a β-hairpin (HP7) peptide on a series …

Properties of hydrated poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) observed by 13C-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

A Mochizuki, Y Miwa, C Yahata, H Saito… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
It is well-known that poly (2-methoxyethyl acrylate)(PMEA) exhibits excellent blood
compatibility and various investigations have examined the underlying mechanism of this …

Influence of Molecular Structures of Organic Foulants on the Antifouling Properties of Poly (2-methoxyethyl acrylate) and Its Analogs: A Molecular Dynamics Study

R Nagumo, Y Suzuki, I Nakata… - … Science & Engineering, 2023 - ACS Publications
Elucidating the fouling phenomena of polymer surfaces will facilitate the molecular design of
high-performance biomedical devices. Here, we investigated the remarkable antifouling …

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R Koguchi, K Jankova, M Tanaka - orbit.dtu.dk
Fluorine-containing polymers are used not only in industrial processes but also in medical
applications, because they exhibit excellent heat, weather, and chemical resistance. As …