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Computational modeling of in vitro biological responses on polymethacrylate surfaces
Polymer Science Faculty Research
  • Abraham Joy, The University of Akron
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2011
Abstract
The objective of this research was to examine the capabilities of QSPR (Quantitative Structure Property Relationship) modeling to predict specific biological responses (fibrinogen adsorption, cell attachment and cell proliferation index) on thin films of different polymethacrylates. Using 33 commercially available monomers it is theoretically possible to construct a library of over 40,000 distinct polymer compositions. A subset of these polymers were synthesized and solvent cast surfaces were prepared in 96 well plates for the measurement of fibrinogen adsorption. NIH 3T3 cell attachment and proliferation index were measured on spin coated thin films of these polymers. Based on the experimental results of these polymers, separate models were built for homo-, co-, and terpolymers in the library with good correlation between experiment and predicted values. The ability to predict biological responses by simple QSPR models for large numbers of polymers has important implications in designing biomaterials for specific biological or medical applications.
Citation Information
Abraham Joy. "Computational modeling of in vitro biological responses on polymethacrylate surfaces" Vol. 52 (2011) p. 2650 - 2660
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/abraham_joy/15/