An x-ray and neutron reflectometry study of 'PEG-like' plasma polymer films

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMenzies, DJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorNelson, Aen_AU
dc.contributor.authorShen, HHen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMcLean, KMen_AU
dc.contributor.authorForsythe, JSen_AU
dc.contributor.authorGengenbach, TRen_AU
dc.contributor.authorFong, Cen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMuir, BWen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-18T00:34:36Zen_AU
dc.date.available2012-06-18T00:34:36Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2012-05-07en_AU
dc.date.statistics2012-06-18en_AU
dc.description.abstractPlasma-enhanced chemical vapour-deposited films of di(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether were analysed by a combination of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D), X-ray and neutron reflectometry (NR). The combination of these techniques enabled a systematic study of the impact of plasma deposition conditions upon resulting film chemistry (empirical formula), mass densities, structure and water solvation, which has been correlated with the films' efficacy against protein fouling. All films were shown to contain substantially less hydrogen than the original monomer and absorb a vast amount of water, which correlated with their mass density profiles. A proportion of the plasma polymer hydrogen atoms were shown to be exchangeable, while QCM-D measurements were inaccurate in detecting associated water in lower power films that contained loosely bound material. The higher protein resistance of the films deposited at a low load power was attributed to its greater chemical and structural similarity to that of poly(ethylene glycol) graft surfaces. These studies demonstrate the utility of using X-ray and NR analysis techniques in furthering the understanding of the chemistry of these films and their interaction with water and proteins. Copyright © The Royal Society 2012.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationMenzies, D. J., Nelson, A., Shen, H. H., McLean, K. M., Forsythe, J. S., Gengenbach, T., Fong, C., & Muir, B. W. (2012). An x-ray and neutron reflectometry study of 'PEG-like' plasma polymer films. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 9(70), 1008-1019. doi:10.1098/rsif.2011.0509en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc4303en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1742-5689en_AU
dc.identifier.issue70en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of the Royal Society Interfaceen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination1008-1019en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2011.0509en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/4333en_AU
dc.identifier.volume9en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherThe Royal Societyen_AU
dc.subjectNeutron reflectorsen_AU
dc.subjectPlasmaen_AU
dc.subjectFilmsen_AU
dc.subjectDepositionen_AU
dc.subjectChainsen_AU
dc.subjectProteinsen_AU
dc.titleAn x-ray and neutron reflectometry study of 'PEG-like' plasma polymer filmsen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
Files
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.63 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Journal Articles