From superhydrophobic‐ to superhydrophilic‐patterned poly(vinylidene fluoride‐co‐chlorotrifluoroethylene) architectures as a novel platform for biotechnological applications |
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| Authors: | Vanessa F. Cardoso Ana R. Machado Vânia C. Pinto Paulo J. Sousa Gabriela Botelho Graça Minas Senentxu Lanceros‐Méndez |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centro/Departamento De Física, Universidade Do Minho, Campus De Gualtar, Braga, Portugal;2. CMEMS‐UMinho, Universidade Do Minho, DEI, Campus De Azurém, Guimar?es, Portugal;3. Centro/Departamento De Química, Universidade Do Minho, Campus De Gualtar, Braga, Portugal;4. Parque Científico Y Tecnológico De Bizkaia, BCMaterials, Derio, Spain;5. Basque Foundation for Science, IKERBASQUE, Bilbao, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The manufacture of three‐dimensional patterned electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride‐co‐chlorotrifluoroethylene) microstructures with tailored architecture, morphology, and wettability is presented. The patterned microstructures are fabricated using a simple, effective, low cost, and reproducible technique based on microfluidic technology. These novel structures can represent innovative platforms for advanced strategies in a wide range of biotechnological applications, including tissue engineering, drug delivery, microfluidic, and sensors and actuators devices. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2016 , 54, 1802–1810 |
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| Keywords: | biological applications of polymers fluoropolymers hydrophobicity membranes morphology patterned microstructures polydimethylsiloxane poly(vinylidene fluoride‐co‐chlorotrifluoroethylene) structure SU‐8 templates |
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