Polystyrene surface modification for localized cell culture using a capillary dielectric barrier discharge atmospheric-pressure microplasma jet

K.G. Doherty, J.S. Oh, P. Unsworth, A. Bowfield, C.M. Sheridan, P. Weightman, J.W. Bradley, R.L. Williams

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    Abstract

    This paper reports the spatially resolved surface modification of polystyrene (PS) using an atmospheric-pressure microplasma jet. Treatment of PS surfaces using a microplasma jet with a 100 ?m diameter is investigated using contact angle, XPS, AFM and lens epithelial cell (LEC) growth. Microplasma jet treatment creates a defined reduction in contact angle of approximately 60°in a circular pattern with a diameter of 1.5 mm or more. Spatially resolved XPS analysis demonstrates that a reduction in contact angle is related to an increase in O1s peak intensity. AFM confirms that microplasma jet treatment causes no significant change in surface roughness. LECs are confined to a treated area. © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)978-989
    JournalPlasma Processes and Polymers
    Volume10
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - 7 Oct 2013

    Keywords

    • Atmospheric-Pressure Microplasma Jet
    • Cell Adhesion
    • Polystyrene (PS)
    • Surface Modification
    • Water Contact-Angle (WCA)
    • X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
    • Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
    • Lens Epithelial Cells (LEC)

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