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Material Matters
(ISSN 1933–9631) is a publication o Aldrich Chemical Co., Inc. Aldrich is a member o theSigma-Aldrich Group. © 2008 Sigma-Aldrich Co.
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Vol. 3 No. 3
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About Our Cover
Researchers are developing new methods or the preparation o biomaterials that unction to improveproperties o biomedical devices. Layer-by-Layer sel-assembly (LbL), described in the article on page57, is a useul method or making thin ilms o unctional biomaterials. In the LbL technique, alternatelayers o oppositely charged polymers are solution deposited to orm multilayered ilms (see illustrationon cover) on suraces o biomedical devices (e.g. stents), or walls o controlled-release capsules (pills).Charged drugs or biological molecules (proteins, DNA) can be incorporated into the LbL ilms. Forexample, cationic poly(diallylammonium chloride) shown on the cover can be co-deposited with anionicDNA; the ilms can release encapsulated DNA, working as vehicles or gene delivery. See the producttable on page 60 or a list o polymers or LbL applications.
Introduction
Welcome to the third 2008 issue o
Material Matters
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ocusing on Biomaterials, aresearch area that deals with synthetic and natural materials used in contact withbiological systems. The ield o biomaterials is interdisciplinary and encompasses aspectso materials science as well as chemistry, biology, and medicine. It has a unique “human”aspect: ew other areas o materials research can have equally direct impact on thequality o human lives by advancing medical care and diagnostics. Some results obiomaterials research are already implemented in medical practice. For example, steadyresearch progress made over the last 50 years in structural biomaterials lead to signiicantimprovements in quality o dental implants and artiicial hip joints. Other aspects obiomaterials research are just starting to aect our lives. Novel polymeric biomaterialswhich encapsulate and control release rate release o drugs are used to design “high-tech” pills and to coat suraces o cardiovascular implants. More advanced biomaterialsapplications are shaping on the research horizon: tissue engineering scaolds, genedelivery devices, and biochips designed to customize medical care to an individualpatient’s genotype are some areas o active research.Modern biomaterials are becoming complex, and present challenges both in termso preparation (synthesis, abrication, processing) o new material types, as well asanalyses o inished biomaterials and their interactions with biological systems. In thisissue, researchers rom the Northwestern University describe new methods to preparebiomaterial suraces resistant to ouling by biomolecules and bioorganisms. Layer-by-layer sel-assembly, an innovative and versatile approach to prepare thin ilms ounctional biomaterials, is described in the article written by Drs. Ariga and Hill romthe Japan’s National Institute or Materials Science. In their article on p. 57, researchersrom the University o Nijmegen and Encapson B.V., Netherlands, discuss the applicationo “click” chemistry to make designer macromolecules that can be used as buildingblocks or controlled, bottom-up preparation o biomaterials. In the area o biomaterialscharacterization, Proessor Mrksich rom the University o Chicago describes SAMDI-TOF,a surace-sensitive mass spectrometry technique that can be used to measure detailedchemical composition o, or example, biochip suraces. Finally, Proessors Huster andPretzsch rom the University o Leipzig, Germany, write about application o solid stateNMR to characterize engineered bone tissue — a very complex unctional biomaterialcentral to current eorts in regenerative medicine.Customary to
Material Matters
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Proessor Annelise Barron o Stanord University kindlysuggested that we oer
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-hydroxyethyl acrylamide (HEAA),a monomer which can be used to make polymers that areuseul as wall coatings and separation media or lab-on-a-chip devices. Hydrophilic poly-
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-hydroxyacrylamide (pHEAA),synthesized by ree radical polymerization o HEAA in water,orms a stable adsorbed coating on glass and used silicamicrochannels, enabling excellent biomolecule separations.pHEAA coatings eliminate electroosmotic low and greatlyreduce non-specic adsorption o biomolecules to the internalwalls o microluidic channels. DNA ragments o > 500bases have been successully separated and sequenced usingpHEAA-assisted microcapillary electrophoresis.
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Biomaterials Featured in This Issue
Materials CategoryContentPage
Functionalized PEGsMonounctional, homobiunctional and heterobiunctional poly(ethylene glycol)polymers54, 65PolyelectrolytesAnionic and cationic polymers used in layer-by-layer (LbL) sel-assembly60Click-Compatible BiomaterialsAzide and alkyne unctionalized polymers65Polymersome-orming polymersAmphiphilic block copolymers
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Materials or Molecular Sel-AssemblyAlkyl-thiols or making sel-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on gold70Biocompatible CeramicsMetal oxide ceramic particles commonly used in biomaterials and biomedical research74Biocompatible MetalsTitanium wires, rods, oils, and sponges75
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