Plasma surface modification in biomedical applications
Loh, J.H.
Medical Device Technology 10(1): 24-30
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 1048-6690 PMID: 10344871 Document Number: 509200
New medical products, materials and surgical procedures keep improving current health-care practices. Many of these innovations involve polymeric devices that must meet certain clinical and cost requirements. Chief among these pressures is the need for biocompatibility between the physiological environment and the biomaterial surface. Plasma surface modification can improve biocompatibility and biofunctionality. This article reviews the capabilities and applications of the technology.