Fig. 8.

Plastic-binding peptides have been included in sophisticated designs. 1) Schematic procedure for the coating of poly (4-methylpentene) (PMP) fibres with nitric oxide-releasing microgel (NOrel). (a) The polymer-binding fusion protein is incubated with PMP fibres, (b) the microgels are immobilized to the adsorbed support via a click reaction. 2) The fibres were tested in blood flow experiments: (a) while coagulated blood can be seen in non-coated fibres, (b) SEM analysis showed that NOrel coated fibres can prevent the deposition of fibrin networks and platelet aggregation. Adapted from Ref. [322].