Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 13, Issue 22, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym13224016
Keywords
high-density polyethylene (HDPE); alumina-toughened zirconia (ATZ); chitosan; radiation-induced grafting; electron-beam irradiation; wettability; nano-roughness; mechanical properties; cell adhesion; viability
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Funding
- EU-program FEDER
- CNRS, Conseil Regional, Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR)
- Ministero dell'Universita e della Ricerca (MUR) [L.232/2016]
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Surface functionalization of materials using chitosan via electron-beam irradiation technique showed that high ATZ loadings can negatively impact both the irradiation process and chitosan grafting reaction. The presence of oxidised species during the irradiation process is believed to have a detrimental effect on cell viability, despite promoting cell adhesion through electrostatic interactions.
The surface functionalisation of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and HDPE/alumina-toughened zirconia (ATZ) surfaces with chitosan via electron-beam (EB) irradiation technique was exploited for preparing materials suitable for biomedical purposes. ATR-FTIR analysis and wettability measurements were employed for monitoring the surface changes after both irradiation and chitosan grafting reaction. Interestingly, the presence of ATZ loadings beyond 2 wt% influenced both the EB irradiation process and the chitosan functionalisation reaction, decreasing the oxidation of the surface and the chitosan grafting. The EB irradiation induced an increase in Young's modulus and a decrease in the elongation at the break of all analysed systems, whereas the tensile strength was not affected in a relevant way. Biological assays indicated that electrostatic interactions between the negative charges of the surface of cell membranes and the -NH3+ sites on chitosan chains promoted cell adhesion, while some oxidised species produced during the irradiation process are thought to cause a detrimental effect on the cell viability.
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