Surface modification of polymer foams using plasma Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • An embodiment includes a system comprising: a monolithic shape memory polymer (SMP) foam having first and second states; wherein the SMP foam includes: (a) polyurethane, (b) an inner half portion having inner reticulated cells defined by inner struts, (c) an outer half portion, having outer reticulated cells defined by outer struts, surrounding the inner portion in a plane that provides a cross-section of the SMP foam, (d) hydroxyl groups chemically bound to outer surfaces of both the inner and outer struts. Other embodiments are discussed herein.

author list (cited authors)

  • Nash, L. D., Maitland, D. J., Docherty, N., Wilson, T. S., Small, W., Ortega, J., & Singhal, P.

complete list of authors

  • Nash, Landon D||Maitland, Duncan J||Docherty, Nicole||Wilson, Thomas S||Small, Ward IV||Ortega, Jason||Singhal, Pooja

publication date

  • September 2020