Table 3

Amount of immobilised heparin on different polymer substrates *(dependent on PEO spacer length)

Substrate
Polyurethane-CO2H
Polyurethane-NH2
Polyurethane-PEO
Polyethylene

Heparin [μg/cm2]
1.40 ± 0.08
2.00 ± 0.13
0.24 ± 0.04–0.47 ± 0.08*
4.4 ± 0.1–4.7 ± 0.1

Tebbe et al. BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2007 6:31   doi:10.1186/1475-925X-6-31