Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Deposition of Poly Lactic Acid‐Like Coatings with Embedded Elastin. Issue 4 (12th February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Da Ponte, Gabriella; Sardella, Eloisa; Fanelli, Fiorenza; Paulussen, Sabine; Favia, Pietro
• Is Part Of: Plasma processes and polymers. Volume 11:Issue 4(2014:Apr.)
• Page Start: 345
• Page End: 352
• Publication Date: 2014-02-12
• Subjects: Plasma polymerization -- Periodicals; Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; Plasma chemistry -- Periodicals
• DOI: 10.1002/ppap.201300130
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1612-8850

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="ppap201300130-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <p>Atmospheric pressure plasmas are acquiring more interest in biomedical applications where synthetic biodegradable polymers modified to impart cells adhesion properties play a crucial role. This paper shows a new approach for the bio functionalization of such materials: inclusion of a biomolecule during the plasma deposition. A dielectric barrier discharge system was used for the coatings deposition, coupled with an atomizer for the lactic acid/elastin aerosol feeding. ATR‐FTIR, XPS, and UV–VIS were used to investigate the chemical composition of the coatings. By properly tuning plasma parameters, a good retention of the monomer chemical structure could be obtained in the coatings, as well as the inclusion of elastin in its structure.<inline-graphic xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgg59wdqcx0" content-type="ppap201300130-gra-0001" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" /></p> </sec> </abstract>