Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticle Coating on Polymer for Constructing Effective Biointeractive Interfaces

Figure 4

Dependence of the cross-linking degree on the incorporation of gold (Au) nanoparticles in the PDMS film surface modification. (a) General reaction between the cross-linker and liquid PDMS, (b) UV-visible absorption spectra, and (c) photographs of the Au-PDMS composite films containing (i) 2, (ii) 4, (iii) 6, (iv) 8, and (v) 10 wt% of the cross-linker to liquid PDMS. Reprinted with permission from [145], M. Tagaya et al., Smart Materials Research. 2011, 1—7 (2011) © 2011, Hindawi.

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