Improving Biocompatibility of Polyurethanes Apply in Medicine Using Oxygen Plasma and Its Negative Effect on Increased Bacterial Adhesion

<div>Cell line morphology of A549 (CRL-185™ ATCC) with F-actin labelled (green, ActinGreen™ 488 ReadyProbes™ reagent, Invitrogen™) and cell nucleus (blue, NucBlue™ fixed cell stain, Invitrogen™) on unmodified polyurethane (a) and modified oxygen plasma (b) (FEMTO system, Diener Electronics) for 5 min, 0.14 mbar, and 50 W.</div>

International Journal of Biomaterials

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Figure 6: Improving Biocompatibility of Polyurethanes Apply in Medicine Using Oxygen Plasma and Its Negative Effect on Increased Bacterial Adhesion 