Fabrication and Medical Applications of Lotus-leaf-like Structured Superhydrophobic Surfaces
- Authors
- Lim, Jill Ik; Kim, Seung Il; Jung, Youngmee; Kim, Soo Hyun
- Issue Date
- 7월-2013
- Publisher
- POLYMER SOC KOREA
- Keywords
- lotus-leaf-like structure; superhydrophobic surface; medical application; biopolymer; blood compatible surface
- Citation
- POLYMER-KOREA, v.37, no.4, pp.411 - 419
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- POLYMER-KOREA
- Volume
- 37
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 411
- End Page
- 419
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/102878
- DOI
- 10.7317/pk.2013.37.4.411
- ISSN
- 0379-153X
- Abstract
- Various biomaterials have been widely used for biomedical applications, including bio-organs, medical devices, and clinical devices like vessel, blood pumps, artificial kidneys and hearts, even in contact with blood. The issue of blood compatibility has been studied intensively to prevent negative effects such as thrombosis due to the implanted devices. The use of lotus-leaf-like structured surfaces has been extended to an increasing number of applications such as contamination prevention and anticorrosion applications. Various methods such as template, sol-gel transition, layer-by-layer, and other methods, developed for the fabrication of lotus-leaf-like surfaces have been reported for major industrial applications. Recently, the non-wettable character of these surfaces has been shown to be useful for biomedical applications ranging from blood-vessel replacement to antibacterial surface treatment. In this review, we provide a summary of current and future research efforts and opportunities in the development and medical applications of lotus-leaf-like structure surfaces.
- Files in This Item
- There are no files associated with this item.
- Appears in
Collections - Graduate School > KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology > 1. Journal Articles
Items in ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.