TY  - JOUR
A1  - Sinn, Stefan
A1  - Eichler, Mirjam
A1  - Müller, Lothar
A1  - Bünger, Daniel
A1  - Groll, Jüergen
A1  - Ziemer, Gerhard
A1  - Rupp, Frank
A1  - Northoff, Hinnak
A1  - Geis-Gerstorfer, Jürgen
A1  - Gehring, Frank K.
A1  - Wendel, Hans P.
T1  - NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) Coatings on Gold Sensors-a QCM Study of Hemocompatibility
JF  - Sensors
N2  - The reliability of implantable blood sensors is often hampered by unspecific adsorption of plasma proteins and blood cells. This not only leads to a loss of sensor signal over time, but can also result in undesired host vs. graft reactions. Within this study we evaluated the hemocompatibility of isocyanate conjugated star shaped polytheylene oxide-polypropylene oxide co-polymers NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) when applied to gold surfaces as an auspicious coating material for gold sputtered blood contacting sensors. Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensors were coated with ultrathin NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) films and compared with uncoated gold sensors. Protein resistance was assessed by QCM measurements with fibrinogen solution and platelet poor plasma (PPP), followed by quantification of fibrinogen adsorption. Hemocompatibility was tested by incubation with human platelet rich plasma (PRP). Thrombin antithrombin-III complex (TAT), beta-thromboglobulin (beta-TG) and platelet factor 4 (PF4) were used as coagulation activation markers. Furthermore, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to visualize platelet adhesion to the sensor surfaces. Compared to uncoated gold sensors, NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) coated sensors revealed significant better resistance against protein adsorption, lower TAT generation and a lower amount of adherent platelets. Moreover, coating with ultrathin NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) films creates a cell resistant hemocompatible surface on gold that increases the chance of prolonged sensor functionality and can easily be modified with specific receptor molecules.
KW  - self-assembled monolayers
KW  - 316L stainless-steel
KW  - protein adsorption
KW  - poly(ethylene glycol)
KW  - platelet-adhesion
KW  - blood-plasma
KW  - surfaces
KW  - biosensor
KW  - cell self-assembled monolayers
KW  - cell coagulation
KW  - surface coating
KW  - biosensors
KW  - hemocompatibility
KW  - QCM
Y1  - 2011
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-141110
VL  - 11
IS  - 5
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Petritsch, Bernhard
A1  - Goltz, Jan Peter
A1  - Hahn, Dietbert
A1  - Wendel, Frank
T1  - Extensive craniocervical bone pneumatization
JF  - Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
N2  - We report a case of extensive abnormal craniocervical bone pneumatization accidentally found in a patient without any history of trauma or surgery. The patient had only mild unspecific thoracic pain and bilateral paresthesia that did not correlate with computed tomography findings.
KW  - vertebral pneumaticity
KW  - sauropod dinosaurs
KW  - bone
KW  - skull
KW  - cervical vertebrae pneumatization
Y1  - 2011
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-139349
VL  - 17
IS  - 4
ER  -