Grafted Functional Polymer Nanostructures Patterned Bottom-Up by Colloidal Lithography and Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition (iCVD)

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 742-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan J. Trujillo ◽  
Salmaan H. Baxamusa ◽  
Karen K. Gleason
2008 ◽  
Vol 1134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan J. Trujillo ◽  
Salmaan H. Baxamusa ◽  
Karen K. Gleason

AbstractColloidal lithography is a popular, non-conventional process that uses two–dimensional self-assembled monolayer arrays of colloidal nanoparticles as masks for techniques such as etching or sputtering. Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition (iCVD) is a surface controlled process which offers unprecedented opportunity for producing polymeric layers grafted to substrates with dangling vinyl bonds and patterned through a colloidal template. We demonstrate a generic “bottom-up” process as an inexpensive and simple technique for creating well-ordered arrays of functional patterned polymeric nanostructures. These patterns were produced from thin polymer films of p(butyl acrylate) and p(hydroxyethyl methacrylate), and are robustly tethered to the underlying substrate, as demonstrated by their ability to withstand aggressive solvents. Furthermore, using capillary force lithography, we created topographical templates for large-scale orientation of the nanoparticle assembly. Through this “top-down” approach, for assisting the bottom-up assembly, we present a process for multi-scale patterning of functional polymeric materials, without the need for expensive lithography tools.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Wiebke Reichstein ◽  
Levke Sommer ◽  
Salih Veziroglu ◽  
Selin Sayin ◽  
Stefan Schröder ◽  
...  

The current study aimed to describe the fabrication of a composite patch by incorporating marine algae powders (MAPs) into poly-lactic acid (PLA) for bone tissue engineering. The prepared composite patch was functionalized with the co-polymer, poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) (p(HEMA-co-EGDMA)) via initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) to improve its wettability and overall biocompatibility. The iCVD functionalized MAP–PLA composite patch showed superior cell interaction of human osteoblasts. Following the surface functionalization by p(HEMA-co-EGDMA) via the iCVD technique, a highly hydrophilic patch was achieved without tailoring any morphological and structural properties. Moreover, the iCVD modified composite patch exhibited ideal cell adhesion for human osteoblasts, thus making the proposed patch suitable for potential biomedical applications including bone tissue engineering, especially in the fields of dentistry and orthopedy.


2011 ◽  
Vol 519 (14) ◽  
pp. 4479-4482 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.A. Spee ◽  
R. Bakker ◽  
C.H.M. van der Werf ◽  
M.J. van Steenbergen ◽  
J.K. Rath ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 635 ◽  
pp. 37-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salmaan H. Baxamusa ◽  
Xavier Lepró ◽  
Tom Lee ◽  
Matthew Worthington ◽  
Paul Ehrmann ◽  
...  

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