Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1660438 | Surface and Coatings Technology | 2009 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
A novel plasma treatment involving the deposition of ethylene glycol plasma polymer-coated titanium nanoparticles on a 316L stainless steel surface is presented. The surface properties of SS316L modified with these coated nanoparticles were compared to untreated SS316L. The deposition of ethylene glycol plasma polymer-coated nanoparticles confers properties to the surface making it more biocompatible, which is beneficial in applications of SS316L as a blood-contacting implant (e.g. vascular stents, heart valves). These properties include increased hydrophilicity and general corrosion resistance of the surface, and reduced substrate-dependent denaturation of adsorbed protein fibrinogen.
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Authors
J. Tavares, A. Shahryari, J. Harvey, S. Coulombe, S. Omanovic,