Self-assembled anchor layers/polysaccharide coatings on titanium surfaces: a study of functionalization and stability

• Ognen Pop-Georgievski,
• Dana Kubies,
• Josef Zemek,
• Neda Neykova,
• Roman Demianchuk,
• Eliška Mázl Chánová,
• Miroslav Šlouf,
• Milan Houska and
• František Rypáček

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 617–631, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.63

• arising from sp3 carbon (C–C and C–H functionalities), at 285.9 ± 0.1 eV arising from the C–N species of amines and at 286.6 ± 0.2 eV arising from the C–O contribution of hydroxy groups present in neridronate, the non-hydrolyzed ethoxy groups of APTES and catechols of poly(dopamine). The spectrum of APTES

Controlling mechanical properties of bio-inspired hydrogels by modulating nano-scale, inter-polymeric junctions

• Seonki Hong,
• Hyukjin Lee and
• Haeshin Lee

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 887–894, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.101

• derivatives, PEG-NH-catechols that can utilize an expanded spectrum of catecholamine chemistry. The PEGs enable simultaneous participation of amine and catechol in quinone tanning crosslinking. The intermolecular reaction between PEG-NH-catechols forms a dramatic nano-scale junction resulting in enhancement

• properties of bulk hydrogels. Keywords: catechols; hydrogels; poly(ethylene glycol)s; quinone tanning; Introduction Water-resistant adhesives secreted by marine mussels, stiff cuticles synthesized by insects, and sharp beaks found in squids appear to be drastically different biomaterials (Figure 1a–c) [1

• result from the ninhydrin test indicated that all amine groups of linear and 6Arm-PEGs had reacted with the catechol derivatives. Control polymers with the absence of secondary amines, linear and 6Arm-PEG-catechols, were prepared by an amide bond forming reaction using the BOP/HOBt/DIPEA coupling with