Fluorinated surface‐modifying macromolecules: Modulating adhesive protein and platelet interactions on a polyether‐urethane

Polyether-urethanes (PEUs) have been the materials of choice for the manufacture of conventional blood-contacting devices. Nevertheless, biostability and blood compatibility are still among the principal limitations in their long-term application. Studies investigating the development of protective coatings for PEUs have shown that degradation can be reduced with the use of fluorinated surface-modifying macromolecules (SMMs). It has also been …