Surface Modification Sees SparksSurface Modification Sees Sparks

A little bit of controversy flared up during Polymer Technology Group's presentation at the Society for Biomaterials annual meeting in Chicago. The company discussed its self-assembling monolayer end groups (SAMEs). These SAMEs are designed to spontaneously form surfaces that are analogous to self-assembling monomers. Presenters Robert Ward and Keith McRae discussed the company's recent findings, how to enhance existing biomaterial polymers, and how to improve the usability of high molecular weight polyurethanes. Ward said the controversy arose simply because the process is so new.