Surface Properties and Compatibility with Blood of New Quaternized Polysulfones

Raluca Marinica Albu, Ecaterina Avram, Iuliana Stoica, Emil Ghiocel Ioanid, Dumitru Popovici, Silvia Ioan
DOI: 10.4236/jbnb.2011.22015                

Abstract

The paper describes some properties of new quaternized polysulfones obtained by quaternization of chloromethylated polysulfone with different tertiary amines - N,N-dimethylethylamine and N,N-dimethyloctylamine. Hydrophilic/hydrophobic properties, morphological aspects and compatibility with red blood cells and platelets are affected by the alkyl radicals and by history of the formed films. The results obtained are useful in biomedical applications, including evaluation of bacterial adhesion to the surfaces, or utilization of modified polysulfones as semipermeable membranes.

Keywords

Quaternized polysulfones, Surface properties, Blood compatibility

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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