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Ammonia RF-Plasma on PTFE Surfaces: Quantification of the Species Created on the Surface by Vapor - Phase Chemical Derivatization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Chevallier P. ,
Castonguay M. ,
Mantovani D.  and
Laroche G.
Chevallier P.
Affiliation:
Quebec Biomaterials Institute, 10 rue de l'Espinay, Quebec City, (Qc) G1L 3L5, Canada
Castonguay M.
Affiliation:
Quebec Biomaterials Institute, 10 rue de l'Espinay, Quebec City, (Qc) G1L 3L5, Canada
Mantovani D.
Affiliation:
Quebec Biomaterials Institute, 10 rue de l'Espinay, Quebec City, (Qc) G1L 3L5, Canada Department of Materials Engineering, Laval University, Quebec City, (Qc) G1K 7P4, Canada
Laroche G.
Affiliation:
Quebec Biomaterials Institute, 10 rue de l'Espinay, Quebec City, (Qc) G1L 3L5, Canada Department of Surgery, Laval University, Quebec City, (Qc) G1K 7P4, Canada
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Abstract

A cylindrically-configured plasma treatment system in Radio Frequency Glow Discharges fed with ammonia was used with the aim of modifying the internal surface of ePTFE arterial prostheses to improve their biocompatibility. In order to understand the effects of this treatment on the PTFE polymer surface, we have first realized RF-plasma treatment experiments on PTFE films. Preliminary XPS analyses have shown that about 15% of the surface atoms were substituted by nitrogen (N/C ratio of 0.3) whereas the F/C ratio decreased from 2 to 0.6, therefore leading to the conclusion that several chemical species are created onto the surface upon an ammonia plasma treatment. As X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) analysis does not allow the direct determination of the nature of the N-species grafted on the surface (chemical shifts are not different enough), vapor phase chemical derivatization was carried out on PTFE films to quantify the concentration of these new surface moities grafted on the polymer surface.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 662: Symposia LL/MM/NN/OO – Biomaterials for Drug Delivery & Tissue Engineering , 2000 , MM1.7
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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