Kerstin Niederer

TL;DR: With the ever growing toolbox for epoxide polymerization, a "polyether universe" may be envisaged that in its structural diversity parallels the immense variety of structural options available for polymers based on vinyl monomers with a purely carbon-based backbone.

TL;DR: In this paper, a protected catechol-containing epoxide monomer, Catechol acetonide glycidyl ether (CAGE), is introduced and copolymerized with EO and glycidol to obtain both linear poly(ethylene glycol) and hyperbranched polyglycerol copolymers, respectively, with multiple surface-adhesive catecholic moieties.

TL;DR: Polytetrafluoroethylene was wet-chemically activated and subsequently modified by grafting the endothelial cell (EC) specific peptide arginine-glutamic acid-aspartic acid-valine using a bifunctional polyethylene glycol (PEG)-spacer (known to reduce platelet and nonspecific protein adhesion).

TL;DR: The hydrophilic precursors were quantitatively clicked to a series of hydrophobic azido alkyl methacrylates by copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition obtaining well-defined macromonomers with adjustable amphiphilic properties.

TL;DR: This study investigates the growth of endothelial cells on peptide-modified PTFE and compares these results to those obtained on unmodified substrate and demonstrates excellent cellular growth on peptides-immobilized material over a two-week period.