Table 1 Summary of material groups

From: Durable plasma-mediated zwitterionic grafting on polymeric surfaces for implantable medical devices

Material

Abbreviation

PIII Functionalization

Zwitterion grafting

Zwitterion-grafted polyurethane

ZG-PU

+

+

Plasma-functionalized polyurethane

PIII-PU

+

-

Control polyurethane

C-PU

-

+

Commercial (pristine) polyurethane

PU

-

-