ZnO nanowire-coated hydrophobic surfaces for various biomedical applications

Recently, hydrophobic surfaces are finding many applications in the field of biomedical. This study reports the simple and facile method of hydrophobization of various surfaces like glass, semiconductor and polymer, etc. used in biomedical field by using durable and water-resistant ZnO nanowires coa...

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Published in:Bulletin of materials science 2018-08, Vol.41 (4), p.94, Article 94
Main Authors: Singh, Amitender, Singh, Saravjeet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteria
Biocompatibility
Biomedical materials
Blood
Chemistry and Materials Science
Coating
Contact angle
Corrosion resistance
Engineering
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acids
Glass substrates
Heat resistance
Hydrophobic surfaces
Hydrophobicity
Materials Science
Medical electronics
Nanowires
Orthopedics
Polydimethylsiloxane
Silicon substrates
Surgical dressings
Surgical equipment
Water resistance
Zinc oxide
Zinc oxides
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Summary:Recently, hydrophobic surfaces are finding many applications in the field of biomedical. This study reports the simple and facile method of hydrophobization of various surfaces like glass, semiconductor and polymer, etc. used in biomedical field by using durable and water-resistant ZnO nanowires coating. The change in contact angle of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) anticoagulated whole blood (EDTA-WB) on various substrates like; glass, quartz, Si and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) before and after ZnO nanowires coating is reported. It was observed that the different type of substrates show great variation in contact angle of EDTA-WB, before and after ZnO nanowires coating. The substrates which are generally hydrophilic for EDTA-WB become hydrophobic after ZnO nanowires coating. This surface-coating technique can be utilized in various biomedical applications, for example, in medical devices and surgical equipments coating, orthopaedic dressings, in-vivo implants and corrosion-resistance surfaces.
ISSN:0250-4707
0973-7669
DOI:10.1007/s12034-018-1611-5