SILICONE POLYMER SUBSTRATES HAVING IMPROVED BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE FROM HKDCS

• Main Authors: COOPER KEVIN L, NATARAJAN SRIRAM N
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.06.2012
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; DECORATIVE ARTS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MOSAICS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PAPERHANGING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SPIRITS; TARSIA WORK; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TRANSPORTING; VINEGAR; WINE; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A method of altering surface properties of elatomeric polymers by high energy inert gas plasma treatments so as to enhance the proliferation of cells on these surfaces, in particular to enhance the proliferation of hKDCs on such surfaces. The surface properties are altered while the bulk properties of the polymers are unchanged. The unique altered surfaces provide cell adhesion.