Abstract
Surface endothelialization is considered an effective approach to achieve complete hamocompatibility of blood-contacting devices. Several strategies to enable endothelial cell adhesion onto stents and vascular prostheses have already been described in the literature. However, only few studies investigated the feasibility of establishing an endothelial monolayer onto the gas exchange membrane of ECMO devices, using peptides or proteins that were weakly adsorbed via dip coating techniques. This study demonstrated the effectiveness of an alternative and stable titanium dioxide coating for gas-exchange membranes, which enabled the establishment of a confluent, functional and non-activated endothelial monolayer, while maintaining oxygen permeability.
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