Low‐Pressure Plasma Methods for Generating Non‐Reactive Hydrophilic and Hydrogel‐Like Bio‐Interface Coatings–A Review

KS Siow, S Kumar, HJ Griesser - Plasma processes and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This review surveys low‐pressure plasma‐based methods for producing hydrophilic and
hydrogel‐like bio‐interface coatings without reactive functional groups in aqueous media …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical patterning in biointerface science

R Ogaki, M Alexander, P Kingshott - Materials today, 2010 - Elsevier
Patterning of surfaces with different chemistries provides novel insights into how proteins,
cells and tissues interact with materials. New materials, and the properties that their surfaces …

Amphiphilic macromolecule self-assembled monolayers suppress smooth muscle cell proliferation

JW Chan, Y Zhang, KE Uhrich - Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2015 - ACS Publications
A significant limitation of cardiovascular stents is restenosis, where excessive smooth
muscle cell (SMC) proliferation following stent implantation causes blood vessel …

Crosslinking polymer brushes with ethylene glycol-containing segments: Influence on physicochemical and antifouling properties

ES Dehghani, ND Spencer, SN Ramakrishna… - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
The introduction of different types and concentrations of crosslinks within poly (hydroxyethyl
methacrylate)(PHEMA) brushes influences their interfacial, physicochemical properties …

Reactive epoxy-functionalized thin films by a pulsed plasma polymerization process

B Thierry, M Jasieniak, LCPM De Smet, K Vasilev… - Langmuir, 2008 - ACS Publications
A novel plasma functionalization process based on the pulsed plasma polymerization of allyl
glycidyl ether is reported for the generation of robust and highly reactive epoxy …

Plasma‐deposited tetraglyme surfaces greatly reduce total blood protein adsorption, contact activation, platelet adhesion, platelet procoagulant activity, and in vitro …

L Cao, M Chang, CY Lee, DG Castner… - … Research Part A, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The ability of tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (tetraglyme) plasma deposited coatings
exhibiting ultralow fibrinogen adsorption to reduce blood activation was studied with six in …

Poly (ethylene oxide)‐like Plasma Polymers Produced by Plasma‐Assisted Vacuum Evaporation

A Choukourov, I Gordeev, O Polonskyi… - Plasma Processes …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Thermal decomposition of PEO under vacuum was used in combination with a glow
discharge to deposit PEO‐like plasma polymer films. Evaporation without plasma allows the …

AFM of biological complexes: what can we learn?

M Gaczynska, PA Osmulski - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2008 - Elsevier
The term “biological complexes” broadly encompasses particles as diverse as multisubunit
enzymes, viral capsids, transport cages, molecular nets, ribosomes, nucleosomes, biological …

Accurate noncontact calibration of colloidal probe sensitivities in atomic force microscopy

KH Chung, GA Shaw, JR Pratt - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
The absolute force sensitivities of colloidal probes comprised of atomic force microscope, or
AFM, cantilevers with microspheres attached to their distal ends are measured. The force …

Dielectric properties of plasma polymerized poly (ethylene oxide) thin films

S Yakut, HK Ulutas, I Melnichuk, A Choukourov… - Thin Solid Films, 2016 - Elsevier
Plasma polymerized poly (ethylene oxide)(pPEO) thin films were deposited by plasma
assisted physical vapor deposition (PAPVD) with a constant thickness of 500 nm. The …