Attachment of Poly(l-lactide) Nanoparticles to Plasma-Treated Non-Woven Polymer Fabrics Using Inkjet Printing

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Authors

IVANOVA Tatiana BAIER Grit LANDFESTER Katharina MUSIN Eduard AL-BATAINEH Sameer A. CAMERON David Campbell HOMOLA Tomáš WHITTLE Jason SILLANPÄÄ Mika

Year of publication 2015
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Macromolecular Bioscience
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Faculty of Science

Citation
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201500067
Field Plasma physics
Keywords atmospheric plasma; non-woven polymers; octenidine; plasma jet; poly(l-lactide) nanoparticles
Description Active dressings that based on fabric materials are an area of interest for the treatment of wounds. Poly(l-lactide) nanoparticles containing the antimicrobial agent octenidine can be controllably lysed by toxins released by pathogenic bacteria thus releasing antimicrobial material in response to the presence of the bacterial toxins and so counteracting the infection. We developed an integrated engineering solution that allows for the stable immobilisation of nanoparticles on non-woven fabrics. The process involves coating nanoparticles on non-woven polymer surfaces by using an inkjet printing process. In order to improve the adhesion and retention of the nanoparticles on the fabric, surface pretreatment of the non-woven fabric using plasma jet treatment can be applied to increase its surface energy.
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