Chemical characterization of plasma-activated polymeric surfaces via XPS analyses: A review

R Ghobeira, PSE Tabaei, R Morent, N De Geyter - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2022 - Elsevier
During the last few decades, non-thermal plasma surface functionalization of polymeric
materials has increasingly earned a high-flying position in a wide range of application fields …

Novel alginate/polyethyleneimine hydrogel adsorbent for cascaded removal and utilization of Cu2+ and Pb2+ ions

CB Godiya, M Liang, SM Sayed, D Li, X Lu - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metal ion pollution leads to severe health risk to human beings. Herein, a natural and
highly efficient sodium alginate (ALG)/polyethyleneimine (PEI) composite hydrogel was …

Plasma polymerization in the design of new materials: looking through the lens of maleic anhydride plasma polymers

JC de Oliveira, M de Meireles Brioude, A Airoudj… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plasma polymerization is a well-established process for the deposition of thin polymeric
films on various types of substrates. The potential of this technique for promoting changes of …

(Ni, Cu)/hexagonal BN nanohybrids–New efficient catalysts for methanol steam reforming and carbon monoxide oxidation

AM Kovalskii, AT Matveev, ZI Popov, IN Volkov… - Chemical engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work is aimed at the development of bimetallic (Ni 0.2 Cu 0.8) catalysts with hexagonal
boron nitride (h-BN) nanosheet (BNNS) supports and elucidating their catalytic activity in the …

Well-blended PCL/PEO electrospun nanofibers with functional properties enhanced by plasma processing

V Kupka, E Dvořáková, A Manakhov, M Michlíček… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Biodegradable composite nanofibers were electrospun from poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL) and
poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) mixtures dissolved in acetic and formic acids. The variation of …

Comparison of different approaches to surface functionalization of biodegradable polycaprolactone scaffolds

ES Permyakova, PV Kiryukhantsev-Korneev, KY Gudz… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Due to their good mechanical stability compared to gelatin, collagen or polyethylene glycol
nanofibers and slow degradation rate, biodegradable poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) nanofibers …

Antibacterial biocompatible PCL nanofibers modified by COOH-anhydride plasma polymers and gentamicin immobilization

ES Permyakova, J Polčak, PV Slukin, SG Ignatov… - Materials & Design, 2018 - Elsevier
Herein COOH/anhydride functionalized biodegradable nanofibers were prepared using
atmospheric pressure plasma copolymerization of maleic anhydride (MA) and C 2 H 2. The …

Carboxyl-anhydride and amine plasma coating of PCL nanofibers to improve their bioactivity

A Manakhov, E Kedroňová, J Medalová… - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
The plasma modification of biodegradable nanofibers is of great interest for improvement of
their biocompatibility. However, there are no systematic studies regarding the influence of …

Improved biocompatibility and degradation behavior of biodegradable Zn-1Mg by grafting zwitterionic phosphorylcholine chitosan (PCCs) coating on silane pre …

Y Sheng, J Yang, R Hou, L Chen, J Xu, H Liu… - Applied Surface …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the purpose of regulating corrosion behavior and improving the biocompatibility of Zn-1
Mg alloy, we developed a phosphorylcholine chitosan (PCCs) coating forming a bionic cell …

Effect of dispersion solvent on the deposition of PVP-silver nanoparticles onto DBD plasma-treated polyamide 6, 6 fabric and its antimicrobial efficiency

AI Ribeiro, M Modic, U Cvelbar, G Dinescu, B Mitu… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated silver nanoparticles (PVP-AgNPs) dispersed in ethanol, water
and water/alginate were used to functionalize untreated and dielectric barrier discharge …