01627nas a2200217 4500008004100000022001400041245022500055210006900280260011000349300001200459490000700471520064800478100002301126700001501149700001601164700002301180700002201203700002301225700003001248856013101278 2009 eng d a0959-942800aComposites of plasma treated poly(etherimide) films with gold nanoparticles and lysine through layer by layer assembly: a ``friendly-rough'' surface for cell adhesion and proliferation for tissue engineering applications0 aComposites of plasma treated polyetherimide films with gold nano aTHOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLANDbROYAL SOC CHEMISTRYcDEC a544-5500 v193 a
A composite film fabricated by plasma treated poly(etherimide) with subsequent deposition of gold nanoparticles and lysine using layer by layer assembly has been demonstrated to be good for cell attachment and proliferation making it an attractive strategy for tissue engineering applications. As compared to the other methods the decrease in contact angle obtained here does not depend much on the plasma treatment thus affecting the polymer structure minimally. A combination of surface roughness provided by the gold nanoparticles and the presence of amine groups of lysine is hypothesized to be the reason for the features observed.
1 aD'Britto, Virginia1 aTiwari, S.1 aPurohit, V.1 aWadgaonkar, P., P.1 aBhoraskar, S., V.1 aBhonde, Ramesh, R.1 aPrasad, Bhagavatula L. V. uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/composites-plasma-treated-polyetherimide-films-gold-nanoparticles-and-lysine-through-layer-0