Surfaces having dual fibrinolytic and protein resistant properties by immobilization of lysine on polyurethane through a PEG spacer

The objective of this work is to develop a blood contacting surface that possesses both resistance to nonspecific protein adsorption and clot lysing properties. Chemical modification of a polyurethane (PU) surface with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG); and lysine was used to create a plasminogen-binding potentially fibrinolytic surface. The preparation involves modification of the PU surface with dihydroxy PEG, reaction of the unreacted distal OH …