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Biocompatibility of polymer surfaces interacting with living tissue
Author(s) -
Afanasyeva Natalia I.,
Bruch Reinhard F.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
surface and interface analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1096-9918
pISSN - 0142-2421
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1096-9918(199904)27:4<204::aid-sia545>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - biocompatibility , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , polymer , materials science , infrared spectroscopy , polymerization , compatibility (geochemistry) , biomaterial , infrared , biomedical engineering , chemical engineering , chemistry , nanotechnology , composite material , organic chemistry , optics , medicine , engineering , metallurgy , physics
The method of vibrational spectroscopy has been applied as a newtool for the biodiagnostics of polymer implants and tissue surfaces.In this study the spectral analysis of polymer implants has beenaccomplished by means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR) to elucidate the long‐term biocompatibilityand quality control of biomedical materials. Surface analysis allowsthe determination of the specific molecular composition andstructures most appropriate for long‐term compatibility inhumans. Important information associated with the bioinertness orbioactivity of implants has been obtained from the spectral featuresof the polymer material used, including the level of polymerization.Passivated surfaces of implants have also been obtained and analyzedby means of FTIR. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.