Table 1.
Hydrophilicity of biomolecule-modified PVA was unchanged
Collagen | GFPGER | Laminin | YIGSR | Fibronectin | cRGD | |
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0 µg/g PVA | 45±6 | |||||
30 µg/g PVA | 54±9 | 43±6 | 55±13 | 41±6 | 53±15 | 44±11 |
90 µg/g PVA | 54±9 | 44±9 | 48±10 | 44±17 | 53±5 | 42±11 |
180 µg/g PVA | 55±9 | 49±6 | 33±1 | 50±6 | 58±10 | 49±10 |
360 µg/g PVA | 53±12 | 46±9 | 51±9 | 43±8 | 48±7 |
Water contact angle of PVA films demonstrated no significant differences between the groups compared to the plain PVA control (ANOVA F23,75=1.311, p=0.189).