image: This shows polySB-modification on peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs). Researchers modified the inner and outer surfaces of dual-lumen polyurethane PICCs with the polySB, which can strongly coordinate water and reduce adhesion of eukaryotic cells and bacteria. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Sept. 26, 2012, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The paper, by Roger Smith at Semprus BioSciences Corp. in Cambridge, Mass., and colleagues was titled, “Vascular Catheters with a Nonleaching Poly-Sulfobetaine Surface Modification Reduce Thrombus Formation and Microbial Attachment.” view more
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