Membranes (Sep 2021)

DLC-Coated Ferroelectric Membranes as Vascular Patches: Physico-Chemical Properties and Biocompatibility

  • Yuri Yuriev,
  • Semen Goreninskii,
  • Artem Runts,
  • Elisaveta Prosetskaya,
  • Evgenii Plotnikov,
  • Darya Shishkova,
  • Yulia Kudryavtseva,
  • Evgeny Bolbasov

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11090690
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 9
p. 690

Abstract

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In this paper, the results on the fabrication of ferroelectric membranes as vascular patches with modified surfaces are presented. For the modification of a membrane surface contacting blood, DLC coating was deposited using the pulsed vacuum arc deposition technique. The physico-chemical properties and cytotoxicity of the membranes modified under various conditions were studied. It was found that DLC coatings do not affect membrane microstructure, preserving its crystal structure as well as its high strength and elongation. It was revealed that an increase in the capacitor storage voltage results in the rise in sp2- and sp-hybridized carbon concentration, which makes it possible to control the chemical structure and surface energy of the modified surface. The experiments with 3T3L1 fibroblasts showed no toxic effects of the materials extracts.

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