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• TITLE: Surface Properties and Compatibility with Blood of New Quaternized Polysulfones

  AUTHORS: Raluca Marinica Albu, Ecaterina Avram, Iuliana Stoica, Emil Ghiocel Ioanid, Dumitru Popovici, Silvia Ioan

  KEYWORDS: Quaternized polysulfones, Surface properties, Blood compatibility

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology, Vol.2 No.2, March 21, 2011

  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.