A novel surface wrinkling system, based on the fabrication of a polyion complex (PIC) skin layer, is introduced. PIC skin layers are fabricated on the surface of chitosan (CS) films via immersion in sodium alginate (AG) solutions. After removal of excess adsorbed AG, microscopic wrinkles appear upon drying. Water resistance in the wrinkled films was achieved by thermal crosslinking of the PIC skin layer. The thermally crosslinked wrinkled surfaces that were composed of covalently crosslinked CS and AG exhibited low cell adhesiveness and are suitable for use in implantable materials.
- Hironori Izawa
- Yuka Miyazaki
- Hiroyuki Saimoto
