Figure 1.
Schematic illustration of surface-initiated RAFT polymerization of MPC on IOL surface.
Abbreviations: RAFT, reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer; MPC, 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine; IOL, intraocular lens; APTES, (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane; EDC, N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride; NHS, N-hydroxysulfosuccinimide sodium; CPCTTPA, 4-cyano-4-(phenyl-carbonothioylthio) pentanoic acid; V501, 2-morpholino-ethanesulfonic acid, 4,4′-azobis-(4-cyanovaleric acid).