The application with tetramethyl pyrazine for antithrombogenicity improvement on silk fibroin surface

Chuanxiongqin (tetramethyl pyrazine, TMPZ) is an active ingredient of the Chinese herb and was used to improve the anticoagulant activity of silk fibroin (SF). The side methyl of TMPZ was oxidized, and then linked to polyacrylic acid (PAA) via an ester bond. The prepared conjugate was further mixed with SF solutions at different ratios to make blend films. The resulting products were characterized by FTIR, UV spectrometer and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The in vitro antithrombogenicity were evaluated by the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and the prothrombin time (PT). It was shown that blend films had longer coagulation time than the pure SF film.