Plasma Modified Textiles for Biomedical Applications

Effect of low-temperature plasma treatment of electrospun polycaprolactone fibrous scaffolds on calcium carbonate mineralisation

“…14 The weak chemical bonds of PCL are replaced with highly reactive amine, carboxy, hydroxy, and aldehyde groups by the use of glow discharges of non-deposition gases such as NH 3 , O 2 , and Ar. [15][16][17] A previous study reported that these chemical groups could act as binding sites for cell adhesion and protein adsorption. 13 Because of the presence of functional groups, plasma-modied polymer surfaces have applicability to biomolecular immobilisation.…”

“…30,31 As described above, plasma treatment can change the surface properties of PCL bres. It is well established that plasma treatment causes activation of the surface layer of the polymer scaffold and the formation of some dangling bonds or free radicals, [15][16][17] which may attract oxygen or moisture when the plasma-treated polymer scaffolds are exposed to air. 32 To the best of our knowledge, no data are yet available on the formation of a CaCO 3 coating on plasmatreated PCL and the correlation of CaCO 3 lm properties with the gas atmosphere of the plasma discharge.…”

Plasma Science and Technology - Progress in Physical States and Chemical Reactions

“…As the support is implanted in-vivo and a second surgery has to be avoided, it is essential that the material is both biocompatible (preferably bioactive) and biodegradable [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. This first condition is very generic, yet it rules out about 99 % of all materials available.…”

Impact and Scope of Intelligent Textiles in Health Care

“…The idea behind the concept is that they can simultaneously monitor the wound and indicate a signal in case of any irregularity or infection [45].…”