| AVS 61st International Symposium & Exhibition | |
| Biomaterial Interfaces | Monday Sessions |
| Session BI+AS-MoM |
| Session: | Biomolecules & Biomaterials Interfaces |
| Presenter: | Marlon Walker, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
| Authors: | M. Walker, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) A. Vaish, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) D. Vanderah, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
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Polydopamine (PDA) is emerging as an increasingly useful bio-inspired coating for surface modification. Generated by a condensation reaction of dopamine in aqueous media under alkaline conditions, it can be readily deposited on almost any surface, forming thin films of controllable thicknesses. One useful attribute of a PDA coating is that it can be placed on and further modified to exhibit desired properties not possible with the underlying substrate. We present results of functionalizing PDA-coated surfaces on substrates such as silicon with oligo (ethylene oxide) thiols and dithiols for non-specific protein adsorption resistance.