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Allylamine and Allyl Alcohol Plasma Copolymerization: Synthesis of Customizable Biologically‐Reactive Three‐Dimensional Scaffolds
Author(s) -
Hawker Morgan J.,
PegalajarJurado Adoracion,
Hicks Kiah I.,
Shearer Jeffrey C.,
Fisher Ellen R.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plasma processes and polymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1612-8869
pISSN - 1612-8850
DOI - 10.1002/ppap.201500098
Subject(s) - copolymer , allylamine , allyl alcohol , materials science , vinyl alcohol , chemical engineering , plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition , plasma polymerization , polymer chemistry , wetting , polymer , plasma activation , plasma , chemistry , polymerization , thin film , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , polyelectrolyte , composite material , catalysis , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Plasma copolymerization is a powerful plasma‐enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD)‐based technique, and offers a distinct advantage over single‐precursor PECVD of being able to deposit films with tunable functionality by adjusting the plasma precursor ratio. Here, an allylamine/allyl alcohol plasma copolymerization system was used to modify two‐dimensional (2D) and three‐dimensional (3D) substrates for biomedical applications. Films with customizable and predictable nitrogen and oxygen content, as well as surface wettability, were deposited on both Si wafers and 3D polymer scaffolds across a range of copolymerization conditions. Additionally, the bioreactivity of plasma‐modified materials was evaluated using both human dermal fibroblast and E coli attachment studies.