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Plasma surface modification of three dimensional poly (epsilon-caprolactone) scaffolds for tissue engineering application
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Plasma surface modification of three dimensional poly (epsilon-caprolactone) scaffolds for tissue engineering application

E. D. Yildirim, M. Gandhi, A. Fridman, S. Guceri and W. Sun
PLASMA ASSISTED DECONTAMINATION OF BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL AGENTS
01 Jan 2008

Abstract

Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Science & Technology Engineering Technology
In the present study, the effect of oxygen-based plasma treatment on the three dimensional poly (E-caprolactone) (PCL) was analyzed in terms of surface wettability, surface energy, and surface biocompatibility. The surface treatment was carried out for 1, 3, and 5-min durations on three dimensional PCL scaffolds at atmospheric pressure using a radio frequency (RF) plasma treatment system. The solid surface energies of the modified and unmodified PCL scaffolds were calculated by using the Owens-Wendt's method. To examine the effect of oxygen plasma treatment on cell-scaffold interaction, mouse osteoblast cell line (7F2) was used. Oxygen plasma treatment contributed in decreasing the hydrophobicity of PCL for the 1-min treatment. A change in the surface energy from 39.98 mN/m for untreated to 52.54 mN/m for 1-min treated was observed by the increment in the polar component of surface energy. However, with the extended treatment times (3-min, and 5-min), the hydrophilicity, and the surface energy remained unaffected. The highest mouse osteoblast cells proliferation rate was observed for the 1-min treated sample.

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