Membranes with phospholipid analogous surfaces

Abstract

Since phospholipids, a major component of the outside surface of a biomembrane, were demonstrated to be non-thrombogenic, much attention has been devoted to the use of phospholipid analogous polymers for surface modification in order to improve the biocompatibility of biomaterials with biological systems. In this chapter a variety of approaches for the synthesis of different phospholipid analogous polymers and the surface modification of a polymeric membrane with these phospholipid-containing polymers are briefly described.