Influence of operating parameters on surface properties of RF glow discharge oxygen plasma treated TiO2/PET film for biomedical application

Pandiyaraj, K. Navaneetha, Deshmukh, R. R., Mahendiran, R., Su, Pi-G, Yassitepe, Emre, Shah, Ismat, Perni, Stefano, Prokopovich, Polina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5700-9570 and Nadagouda, Mallikarjuna N. 2014. Influence of operating parameters on surface properties of RF glow discharge oxygen plasma treated TiO2/PET film for biomedical application. Materials Science and Engineering C 36 , pp. 309-319. 10.1016/j.msec.2013.12.018

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In this paper, a thin transparent titania (TiO2) film was coated on the surface of flexible poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) film using the sol–gel method. The surface properties of the obtained TiO2/PET film were further improved by RF glow discharge oxygen plasma as a function of exposure time and discharge power. The changes in hydrophilicity of TiO2/PET films were analyzed by contact angle measurements and surface energy. The influence of plasma on the surface of the TiO2/PET films was analyzed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) as well as the change in chemical state and composition that were investigated by X-ray photo electron spectroscopy (XPS). The cytotoxicity of the TiO2/PET films was analyzed using human osteoblast cells and the bacterial eradication behaviors of TiO2/PET films were also evaluated against Staphylococcus bacteria. It was found that the surface roughness and incorporation of oxygen containing polar functional groups of the plasma treated TiO2/PET films increased substantially as compared to the untreated one. Moreover the increased concentration of Ti3 + on the surface of plasma treated TiO2/PET films was due to the transformation of chemical states (Ti4 + → Ti3 +). These morphological and chemical changes are responsible for enhanced hydrophilicity of the TiO2/PET films. Furthermore, the plasma treated TiO2/PET film exhibited no citotoxicity against osteoblast cells and antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus bacteria which can find application in manufacturing of biomedical devices.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Pharmacy Engineering
Subjects:	R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0928-4931
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2023 00:38
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/60991

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