Cover Picture: Plasma Process. Polym. 8/2019. Issue 8 (5th August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Slepička, Petr; Neznalová, Klára; Fajstavr, Dominik; Slepičková Kasálková, Nikola; Švorčík, Václav
• Is Part Of: Plasma processes and polymers. Volume 16:Issue 8(2019)
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• Publication Date: 2019-08-05
• Subjects: Plasma polymerization -- Periodicals; Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; Plasma chemistry -- Periodicals
• DOI: 10.1002/ppap.201970017
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1612-8850

Abstract

Abstract : Front Cover: The plasma activation of perfluoroethylenepropylene was used for substrate enhancement suitable for construction of honeycomb‐like structures of biopolymer poly‐l ‐lactic acid. Surface activation with plasma significantly improved the possibility of successful HCL pattern formation on perfluoroethylenepropylene polymer compared with the pristine foil. The idea of surface pretreatment with plasma allowed to prepare pattern with different pore dimension, which may have a significant role for cytocompatibility enhancement and growth of specific cells such as osteoblasts. The unique combination of plasma treatment and dipcoating technique as simple and cheap procedure was confirmed to be a significant tool for honeycomb‐like structure construction. Further details can be found in the article by Petr Slepička et al. (1900063 ).