Fabrication of robust hydrogel coatings on polydimethylsiloxane substrates using micropillar anchor structures with chemical surface modification

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2014 Jun 25;6(12):9126-33. doi: 10.1021/am501167x. Epub 2014 Jun 5.

Abstract

A durable hydrophilic and protein-resistant surface of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) based devices is desirable in many biomedical applications such as implantable and microfluidic devices. This paper describes a stable antifouling hydrogel coating on PDMS surfaces. The coating method combines chemical modification and surface microstructure fabrication of PDMS substrates. Three-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylates containing C═C groups were used to modify PDMS surfaces with micropillar array structures fabricated by a replica molding method. The micropillar structures increase the surface area of PDMS surfaces, which facilitates secure bonding with a hydrogel coating compared to flat PMDS surfaces. The adhesion properties of the hydrogel coating on PDMS substrates were characterized using bending, stretching and water immersion tests. Long-term hydrophilic stability (maintaining a contact angle of 55° for a month) and a low protein adsorption property (35 ng/cm(2) of adsorbed BSA-FITC) of the hydrogel coated PDMS were demonstrated. This coating method is suitable for PDMS modification with most crosslinkable polymers containing C═C groups, which can be useful for improving the anti-biofouling performance of PDMS-based biomedical microdevices.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes / chemistry*
  • Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / chemistry*
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Surface Properties
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes
  • Polymers
  • Water
  • Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate
  • baysilon