Elaboration and surface modification of structured poly(l-lactic acid) thin film on various substrates

Biosourced or biodegradable polymers like poly(lactic acid) (PLA) are often base-material for tissue-engineered scaffolds. However, in most of the cases, their bioadhesion properties are not satisfactory. Since the adhesion is controlled both by roughness and surface chemistry, PLA films were textured by applying the breath figure procedure and, then, plasma-treated. Depending on physicochemical characteristics of the breath figure technique, nice hexagonal structures were obtained. Their surface properties, i.e. hydrophobic–hydrophilic balance were controlled by plasma modification. However, their surface decoration could be only preserved with some specific plasma parameters depending on the applied energy and also on the induced surface chemistry.