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Activated vapour silanisation equipment
Where:
Center for Biomedical Technology
Ubicación:
Laboratorio de Biomateriales. Centro de Tecnología Biomédica (CTB)
Typology:
Infraestructura Científica
Manager: Rafael Daza
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This equipment uses the activated vapour silanisation (AVS) technique to form a thin film of sub-micrometric thickness and with a high density of functional groups. Depending on the organometallic precursor used, it is possible to control the final surface functional group.
Functionalisation, biomaterials, biocompatibility, medicine.
Using this equipment, it is possible to functionalise the surface of plastic, ceramic and metallic materials, improving their biocompatibility by introducing amino groups into the surface and subsequently binding with molecules with biological activity.
The introduction of functional groups in the surface of biomaterials, which can be implanted in preclinical and clinical systems, such as, for example trauma prostheses and orthodontic screws. The functionalisation of the biomaterial improves the anchoring of that material to the tissue, as well as its biocompatibility. Such surface functionalisation preserves all the properties of the material on which it is carried out.
Technology patented by the UPM.
