Surface Functionalisation of Hyaluronic Acid-Based Foams with TiO2 via ALD: Structural, Wettability and Antimicrobial Properties Analysis for Biomedical Applications
Ewelina Pabjańczyk-Wlazło, Nina Tarzyńska, Anna Bednarowicz, Adam K Puszkarz, Grzegorz Szparaga, Sławomir Sztajnowski, Piotr Kaczmarek, Agata Przekora-Kuśmierz · 2025
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Description
Ewelina Pabjańczyk-Wlazło and co-authors test a surface coating for hyaluronic acid foams in 2025, aiming at materials for regenerative medicine. The porous foams, enriched with silk and elastin, get a thin titanium dioxide layer laid down one atomic layer at a time. The team asks whether the coating changes structure, wetting, and microbe growth.
Even a thin, unbroken layer made the foams less water loving, which should help them last in wet settings. Flow traits, solubility, and shape were also checked. Microbe tests covered two bacteria of clinical concern and two fungi. After coating, growth of both bacteria and one fungus was blocked within a day. The authors read this as better stability with lower microbe risk, while the porous layered form stayed in place.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ewelina Pabjańczyk-Wlazło, Nina Tarzyńska, Anna Bednarowicz, Adam K Puszkarz, Grzegorz Szparaga, Sławomir Sztajnowski, Piotr Kaczmarek, Agata Przekora-Kuśmierz |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 61 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |