Abstract
As it is the surface of a biomaterial which comes in direct contact with blood or tissue, it primarily determines the biocompatibility. Therefore, by changing or modifying the surface of a material, it may be possible to improve biocompatibility. Plasma, which may be defined as an ionized gaseous state of matter, can be used for polymerization and the process is known as plasma polymerization. Plasma can also be used for the chemical modification of surfaces. In these processes only the surfaces are modified leaving the bulk material unchanged. Therefore, it may even be more promising than the high energy radiation grafting techniques where materials are affected throughout the bulk.
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Chawla, A.S. (1986). Plasma Polymerization and Plasma Modification of Surfaces for Biomaterials Applications. In: Piskin, E., Hoffman, A.S. (eds) Polymeric Biomaterials. NATO ASI Series, vol 106. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4390-2_15
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