Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10560614 | Talanta | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Surfaces functionalized with polystyrene particles and polyelectrolytes were used to investigate the morphological and adhesion properties of composite substrates. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) studies showed that surfaces with non-homogeneous topography have non-homogeneous adhesion properties. In addition, the homogeneity of the adhesion properties is dependent upon the chemical species used to functionalize the surface. Force volume (FV) imaging was utilized to map the adhesion of the fabricated substrates with high-resolution. The FV studies revealed that the hydrophobicity of the surface is not uniform despite the fact that the surface was functionalized with the same polyelectrolyte. The analysis methodology we report here opens the possibility to design better surfaces for future tissue engineering applications.
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Authors
Dorjderem Nyamjav, Albena Ivanisevic,