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Title: | Fabrication and Characterization of Conductive Anodic Aluminum Oxide Substrates | Authors: | Altuntaş, Sevde Büyükserin, Fatih |
Keywords: | biomaterials neural tissue engineering cues anodized aluminum oxide conductive surface pvd |
Publisher: | Elsevier Science Bv | Source: | Altuntas, S., & Buyukserin, F. (2014). Fabrication and characterization of conductive anodic aluminum oxide substrates. Applied Surface Science, 318, 290-296. | Abstract: | Biomaterials that allow the utilization of electrical, chemical and topographic cues for improved neuron-material interaction and neural regeneration hold great promise for nerve tissue engineering applications. The nature of anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membranes intrinsically provides delicate control over topographic and chemical cues for enhanced cell interaction; however their use in nerve regeneration is still very limited. Herein, we report the fabrication and characterization of conductive AAO (CAAO) surfaces for the ultimate goal of integrating electrical cues for improved nerve tissue behavior on the nanoporous substrate material. Parafilm was used as a protecting polymer film, for the first time, in order to obtain large area (50 cm(2)) free-standing AAO membranes. Carbon (C) was then deposited on the AAO surface via sputtering. Morphological characterization of the CAA surfaces revealed that the pores remain open after the deposition process. The presence of C on the material surface and inside the nanopores was confirmed by XPS and EDX studies. Furthermore, I-V curves of the surface were used to extract surface resistance values and conductive AFM demonstrated that current signals can only be achieved where conductive C layer is present. Finally, novel nanoporous C films with controllable pore diameters and one dimensional (1-D) C nanostructures were obtained by the dissolution of the template AAO substrate. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | URI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.06.007 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/1802 |
ISSN: | 0169-4332 |
Appears in Collections: | Biyomedikal Mühendisliği Bölümü / Department of Biomedical Engineering Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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