Physico-chemical characterization of functionalized polypropylenic fibers for prosthetic applications

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 7889-7896

  Nisticò, Roberto ^a   Faga, Maria Giulia ^b   Gautier, Giovanna ^b   Magnacca, Giuliana ^a   D'Angelo, Domenico ^c   Ciancio, Emanuele ^c   Piacenza, Giacomo ^c   Lamberti, Roberta ^d   Martorana, Selanna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR CERAMICS   (Italy)

^c Environment Park SpA   (Italy)

^d Herniamesh Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activating plasma treatment; Chitosan deposition; Fiber; Hernia; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACTERIA; CHITOSAN; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA SOURCES; POLYPROPYLENES; PROSTHETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACTIVATING PLASMA TREATMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMAS; CHITOSAN DEPOSITIONS; DROP SHAPE ANALYSIS; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; HERNIA; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION;

CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 84862573924     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.04.113     Document Type: Article

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