Polystyrene (PS) has brought in vitro cell culture from its humble beginnings to the modern
era, propelling dozens of research fields along the way. This review discusses the …

Polymers have been widely used for biomedical purposes such as medical devices, tissue
engineering scaffolds, and drug carriers for drug delivery system (DDS). Using polymers for …

Cold plasma technology has been widely used in the surface treatment of
micro/nanostructured materials, including surface activation, functionalization, etching and …

We are presenting recent advances in surface functionalization of materials such as
functional polymers using gaseous plasma treatments. Functionalization is a result of …

Fluorinated polymers are renowned for their chemical inertness and thus poor wettability
and adhesion of various coatings. Apart from chemical methods employing somewhat toxic …

Photolithographic patterning of organic materials and plasma-based transfer of photoresist
patterns into other materials have been remarkably successful in enabling the production of …

Low temperature plasma (LTP)-based synthesis of advanced materials has played a
transformational role in multiple industries, including the semiconductor industry, liquid …

Materials for biomedical applications often need to be coated to enhance their performance,
such as their biocompatibility, antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties, or …

Oxygen plasma is widely used for enhancing the wettability of numerous polymers, including
polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The treatment with plasma containing oxygen will cause …

Grayscale structured surfaces with nanometer-scale features are used in a growing number
of applications in optics and fluidics. Thermal scanning probe lithography achieves a lateral …