| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Biodegradable Materials for Medical Applications II
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| Presentation Title |
Low Pressure and Atmospheric Plasma-based Surface Modifications for Biodegradable Materials and Implants |
| Author(s) |
Leticia de Andrade Marin, Samira Ravanbakhsh, Sofia Gambaro, Andranik Sarkissian, Carlo Paternoster, Diego Mantovani |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Diego Mantovani |
| Abstract Scope |
Over the last 50 years, biomaterials, prostheses and implants saved and prolonged the life of millions of humans around the globe. Today, biodegradable materials allow industrials, scientists, and clinicians design new temporary devices for patient benefits that one decade ago was simply unimaginable. However, controlling the surface behavior is an effective method to modulate degradation, target biological properties, and improving radiopacity for thinner devices. For example, short reactions such as cell adhesion and migration are known to be mainly affected by chemical composition, roughness and wettability of the material surface. Plasma techniques are an advantageous method to modify surfaces of complex devices such as tiny medical implants. They offer several advantages as a surface modification technique without affecting the overall sample thickness and allowing the treatment of complex shape samples. This presentation aims to discuss results obtained by surface characterization techniques of a Fe-Mn-based surfaces modified by different plasma-based processes. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |