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A Combined Plasmachemical and Emulsion Templating Approach for Actuated Macroporous Scaffolds
Article first published online: 10 NOV 2011
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201102020
Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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Morsch, S., Wood, T. J., Schofield, W. C. E. and Badyal, J. P. S. (2012), A Combined Plasmachemical and Emulsion Templating Approach for Actuated Macroporous Scaffolds. Adv. Funct. Mater., 22: 313–322. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201102020
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- Issue published online: 19 JAN 2012
- Article first published online: 10 NOV 2011
- Manuscript Received: 25 AUG 2011
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Keywords:
- porosity;
- surface functionality;
- templating;
- actuation;
- scaffolds
Abstract
Functionalised macroporous scaffolds have been fabricated by a decoupled two-step approach comprising plasmachemical deposition of the host material followed by spontaneous emulsion formation using templating molecules. This unique approach allows pore architecture and surface functionalisation to be tailored independently. Other key features encompass conformality to a range of substrate materials or geometries, and the scope for introduction of a wide variety of pore surface functionalities, which for instance include pore size actuation.