AVS 61st International Symposium & Exhibition
    Surface Modification of Materials by Plasmas for Medical Purposes Focus Topic Thursday Sessions
       Session SM+AS+BI+PS-ThM

Invited Paper SM+AS+BI+PS-ThM1
Plasma Polymers: Dogma, Characteristaion and Challenges

Thursday, November 13, 2014, 8:00 am, Room 315

Session: Plasma Processing of Antimicrobial Materials and Devices
Presenter: Sally McArthur, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
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Plasma polymers, the dogma tells us are densly cross-linked, pinhole free films that adhere to virtually any dry surface. But when you are working at low power and trying to retain specific functional groups within your films, is this still true? How does environment (pH, salt concentration) effect film behaviour and what do respnses to change in environment tell us about the nature of these films? This talk will explore methods for studying the physicochemical behaviours of plasma polymer films and discuss how these films can be manipulated address specific biomaterials challenges.