Study of Different Sol-Gel Coatings to Enhance the Lifetime of PDMS Devices: Evaluation of Their Biocompatibility
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Fabrication of the Channel
2.1.1. Master Fabrication with Laser Technologies
2.1.2. Master Replica Using Soft Lithography Technique
2.2. Endothelial Cell Seeding in PDMS Channels
2.3. Sol-Gel Coatings
2.4. Biological Validation
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Composition | Molar Ratio |
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MTES/TISP | 70/30 |
H2O/Alcoxides | 1.5 |
Alkoxides/AcH | 1 |
Composition | Molar Ratio |
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MTES/TISP | 80/20 |
H2O/Alcoxides | 1.5 |
Alkoxides/AcH | 1 |
Composition | Molar Ratio |
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MTES/TEOS | 60/40 |
H2O/Alcoxides | 1.8 |
Alkoxides/AcH | 4 |
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Aymerich, M.; Gómez-Varela, A.I.; Álvarez, E.; Flores-Arias, M.T. Study of Different Sol-Gel Coatings to Enhance the Lifetime of PDMS Devices: Evaluation of Their Biocompatibility. Materials 2016, 9, 728. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9090728
Aymerich M, Gómez-Varela AI, Álvarez E, Flores-Arias MT. Study of Different Sol-Gel Coatings to Enhance the Lifetime of PDMS Devices: Evaluation of Their Biocompatibility. Materials. 2016; 9(9):728. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9090728
Chicago/Turabian StyleAymerich, María, Ana I. Gómez-Varela, Ezequiel Álvarez, and María T. Flores-Arias. 2016. "Study of Different Sol-Gel Coatings to Enhance the Lifetime of PDMS Devices: Evaluation of Their Biocompatibility" Materials 9, no. 9: 728. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9090728