Ahad, Inam Ul ORCID: 0000-0002-3802-6156, Budner, Boguslaw, Korczyc, B., Fiedorowicz, Henryk, Bartnik, Andrejz, Kostecki, Jerzy, Burdynska, S. and Brabazon, Dermot ORCID: 0000-0003-3214-6381 (2014) Polycarbonate polymer surface modication by extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation. Acta Physica Polonica A, 125 (4). pp. 924-928. ISSN 1898-794X
Abstract
The degree of the biocompatibility of polycarbonate (PC) polymer used as biomaterial can be controlled by surface modification for various biomedical engineering applications. In the past, PC samples were treated by excimer laser for surface reorganization however associated process alteration of bulk properties is reported. Extreme ultraviolet radiation can be employed in order to avoid bulk material alteration due to its limited penetration. In this study, a 10 Hz laser-plasma EUV source based on a double-stream gas-pu_ target irradiated with a 3 ns and 0.8 J Nd:YAG laser pulse was used to irradiate PC samples. The PC samples were irradiated with different number of EUV shots. Pristine and EUV treated samples were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy for detailed morphological characterization of micropatterns introduced by the EUV irradiation. Associated chemical modifications were investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Pronounced wall-type micro- and nanostructures appeared on the EUV modified surface resulting in a change of surface roughness and wettability.
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Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Biomaterials; Polycarbonate polymers |
Subjects: | Physical Sciences > Physics Engineering > Biomedical engineering |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | Research Institutes and Centres > Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre (APTRC) DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering |
Publisher: | Institute of Physics - Polish Academy of Sciences |
Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.12693/APhysPolA.125.924 |
Copyright Information: | © 2014 Polish Academy of Sciences |
Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
Funders: | EU FP7 Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Programme EXTATIC. FPA-2012-0033, 7th Framework Programme’s Laserlab Europe project (No. 284464) |
ID Code: | 20545 |
Deposited On: | 02 Apr 2015 10:05 by Fran Callaghan . Last Modified 12 Aug 2021 09:11 |
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