Zwitterionic liquid crystalline polythiophene as an antibiofouling biomaterial

Author(s): Jinjia Xu ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁵ , Jian Xu ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁵ , Haesoo Moon ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁵ , Herman O. Sintim ⁶ ^, ⁷ ^, ⁸ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁵ , Hyowon Lee ¹ ^, ² ^, ³ ^, ⁴ ^, ⁵

Publication date (Electronic): 2021

Journal: Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

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We describe the design, synthesis and evaluation of a zwitterionic liquid crystalline polymer. The coated surface exhibits good conductivity, stability, hydrophilicity, and remarkable antibiofouling properties against protein adsorption, cell growth and bacteria attachment.

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To address a key challenge of conjugated polymers in biomedical applications having poor antifouling properties that eventually leads to the failure and reduced lifetime of bioelectronics in the body, herein we describe the design, synthesis, and evaluation of our newly designed multifunctional zwitterionic liquid crystalline polymer PCBTh-C8C10, which is facilely synthesized using oxidative polymerization. A conjugated polythiophene backbone, a multifunctional zwitterionic side chain, and a mesogenic unit are integrated into one segment. By DSC and POM characterization, we verify that the introduction of 3,5-bis(2-octyl-1-dodecyloxy)benzene as a mesogenic unit into the polythiophene backbone allows the formation of the liquid crystalline mesophase of the resulting polymer. We also demonstrate that the PCBTh-C8C10 coated surface exhibits good conductivity, stability, hydrophilicity, and remarkable antibiofouling properties against protein adsorption, cell growth, and bacteria attachment. This new zwitterionic liquid crystalline polymer having good antibiofouling features will be widely recognized as a promising biomaterial that is applicable in implantable organic bioelectronics via inhibiting the foreign body response. A deep understanding of structure–property relationships of zwitterionic conjugated polymers has also been provided in this study.

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