Abstract
The polymeric surfaces of three commercially available nylon films with mesh openings of 5 μm, 10 μm and 20 μm were treated with anhydrous ammonia gaseous plasma. Cells cultured on the plasma-treated nylon films have higher proliferation rate and assume morphology distinct from those cultured on the unmodified films. Of the three plasma-modified membranes, the one with 5 μm mesh openings supported a largest population of cell growth. The plasma-treated nylon meshes provided a stronger anchorage for the collagen matrices formed within the mesh openings. Application of this collagen/nylon meshes for cell culturing is demonstrated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 551-562 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes, and Immobilization Biotechnology |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |