Tuning Surface Chemistry of Polyetheretherketone by Gold Coating and Plasma Treatment

Tuning Surface Chemistry of Polyetheretherketone by Gold Coating and Plasma Treatment

Abstract Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has good chemical and biomechanical properties that are excellent for biomedical applications. However, PEEK exhibits hydrophobic and other surface characteristics which cause limited cell adhesion. We have investigated the potential of Ar plasma treatment for th...

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Main Authors: Zdeňka Novotná, Silvie Rimpelová, Petr Juřík, Martin Veselý, Zdeňka Kolská, Tomáš Hubáček, Jakub Borovec, Václav Švorčík
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-06-01
Series:Nanoscale Research Letters
Subjects:
Polyetheretherketone
Plasma treatment
Gold sputtering
Atomic force microscopy
Mouse embryonic fibroblasts
Scanning electron microscopy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-017-2182-x

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