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Plasma polymerization using helium atmospheric‐pressure plasma jet with heptylamine monomer
Author(s) -
Doherty Kyle G.,
Oh JunSeok,
Unsworth Paul,
Sheridan Carl M.,
Weightman Peter,
Bradley James W.,
Williams Rachel L.
Publication year - 2019
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.201800185
Subject(s) - atmospheric pressure plasma , helium , atmospheric pressure , plasma , polystyrene , materials science , jet (fluid) , monomer , surface modification , polymerization , plasma cleaning , plasma polymerization , chemistry , atomic physics , polymer , composite material , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , physics , meteorology , nuclear physics
Atmospheric‐pressure plasma jets can be used to modify surfaces in a spatially‐defined manner. Operating these jets in air is an efficient surface modification tool, however the resulting surface chemistries are limited by the plasma gases. In this study we demonstrate that plasma polymerization with heptylamine on polystyrene (PS) surfaces, using an atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ), can enable mammalian cell attachment and growth. Importantly, the addition of the heptylamine monomer, in a helium carrier‐gas, altered the spatially‐defined treatment area in comparison to treatment with a helium plasma alone.