Agrawal, G and Negi, YS and Pradhan, S and Dash, M and Samal, SK (2017) Wettability and contact angle of polymeric biomaterials. [Book Chapter]
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The wettability of biomaterials is a prerequisite property for ensuring desired biological response. The measurements of wettability represent essential scientific evaluation of properties for biomaterials. Most commonly used techniques to quantify wettability of polymeric biomaterials surfaces are contact angle measurements. This chapter highlights the fundamental concepts of wettability and contact angle, which play crucial roles in determining the surface properties of polymeric materials. The first section provides a brief overview of various techniques that are commonly used to measure contact angles, including the conventional telescope-goniometer method, Wilhelmy balance method, and the more recently developed drop shape analysis method. In addition, recent advancement of numerous methods for tuning the wettability properties of polymeric biomaterials for various biomedical applications has been discussed in detail.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Additional Information: | The copyright for this article belongs to the Elsevier. |
| Keywords: | Contact angle; Surface modification; Surface properties; Surface tension; Wettability |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre |
| Date Deposited: | 29 May 2022 08:02 |
| Last Modified: | 31 May 2022 01:05 |
| URI: | https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/72785 |
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