Pulsed laser deposition vs. matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation for growth of biodegradable polymer thin films

Matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation of polyfluorene thin films

“…This is actually different from the ones discussed in reference [22] where chloroform and poly(lactide-co-glycolide (PLGA) are codeposited during the MAPLE deposition. We suggest that the solvent can be co-deposited together with the solute if the solute-solvent interactions (usually quantified by the Hildebrand parameter d [23]) are strong.…”

Characterization of lysozyme films produced by matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE)

“…When this matrix is irradiated by laser light, the solvent evaporates and the guest material, e.g. a protein, is subsequently collected on a substrate [1][2][3][4][5]. Since the film is not in contact with any solvents after the deposition, MAPLE can be used for combinations of film layers, for which no common solvent exists.…”

Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (MAPLE) technique for deposition of hybrid nanostructures

“…Recent years serval bio-compatible polymers were deposited by MAPLE. For example, collagen [35], the copolymer like poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) [36] and polyethylene glycol (PEG) [37]. For PEG deposition, it was shown that the PLD method may cause the irreversible change of the target materials, due to the photochemical decomposition [37].…”