Title :
The elaboration and characterization of bioartificial polymer films with collagen content
Author :
Iovu, H. ; Bujor, Ingrid Ionescu ; ZGIRIAN, Gratiela ; Demetrescu, Ioana
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Ind. Chem., Bucharest Univ., Romania
Abstract :
Synthetic polymer films with collagen have been used as substrates for the culture of cells. Taking into account such biomedical applications, in this paper a range of bioartificial polymer films with various collagen and polyvinylalcohol (PVA) content were produced and characterized in order to get biomimetic polymeric composites. The collagen was stabilized by crosslinking and, using different methods, the relationship between the collagen content, the structure and the properties was established.
Keywords :
biomedical materials; biomimetics; filled polymers; polymer films; prosthetics; proteins; viscosity; PVA; bioartificial polymer films; biomedical applications; biomimetic polymeric composites; cell culture substrates; collagen crosslinking stabilisation; film collagen content; polyvinylalcohol; synthetic polymer films; viscosimetric molecular weights; Atomic force microscopy; Image analysis; Infrared spectra; Orthopedic surgery; Ovens; Polymer films; Statistical analysis; Surface topography; Temperature; Viscosity;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Conference, 2002. CAS 2002 Proceedings. International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7440-1
DOI :
10.1109/SMICND.2002.1105853
