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Reversibility of granulocyte adhesion using polyamine-grafted nylon-6 as a new column substrate for granulocyte separation.

Reversibility of leucocytes adhered onto the surface of polyamine-grafted nylon-6 was investigated to estimate its feasibility as a new column substrate for granulocyte separation from whole blood. Polyamine-grafted nylon-6 was synthesized by a radical polymerization of 2-diethylaminoethyl methacrylate monomer onto nylon-6. The surfaces of these graft copolymers were found to show a microphase-separated structure composed of island-like phases of cationic polyamine and continuous phases of nonionic nylon-6. Interaction between leucocytes and these copolymer surfaces was studied by passing rabbit heparinized blood through a column packed with glass beads precoated with these copolymers. Columns of these copolymers showed a selective adhesion of granulocytes among leucocyte populations. Also, the adhering granulocytes were able to be recovered from the column by a gentle elution procedure. From these results, it was concluded that polyamine-grafted nylon-6 having a microphase-separated structure is suitable for use as a column substrate in granulocyte separation from whole blood.[1]

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  1. Reversibility of granulocyte adhesion using polyamine-grafted nylon-6 as a new column substrate for granulocyte separation. Yui, N., Sanui, K., Ogata, N., Kataoka, K., Okano, T., Sakurai, Y. Biomaterials (1985) [Pubmed]
 
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