Analysis of albumin deposits on hydroxylated siloxane films. Implications for surface treatment of medical devices

Engineering & Materials Science

• Silicone rubber 76%
• Biomedical equipment 67%
• Surface treatment 64%
• Deposits 60%
• Proteins 56%
• Rubber films 56%
• Agglomeration 53%
• Denaturation 49%
• Iodine 41%
• Peroxides 40%
• Coupling agents 40%
• Rate constants 38%
• Toxicity 36%
• Fluorescence 35%
• Gels 32%
• Ethanol 31%
• Adsorption 30%

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Siloxanes 100%
• Albumins 53%
• Mercury 52%
• Silicone Elastomers 42%
• Equipment and Supplies 37%
• Disulfides 32%
• vinyl polysiloxane 24%
• Protein Denaturation 23%
• Peroxides 19%
• Cross Reactions 18%
• Adsorption 16%
• Iodine 16%
• Carbon Monoxide 15%
• Ethanol 13%
• Gels 12%
• Fluorescence 12%
• Proteins 5%

Chemical Compounds

• Siloxane 64%
• Disulfide 51%
• Tetramer 30%
• Liquid Film 29%
• Denaturation 28%
• Peroxide 27%
• Biocompatible Material 27%
• Protein 25%
• Surface 19%
• Gel 19%
• Adsorption 15%