Surface treatment of Glassy Polymeric Carbon artifacts for medical applications
- Department of Physics and Mathematics-FFCLRP-USP, 14040-901-Ribeirao Preto/SP (Brazil)
- Center For Irradiation of Materials, Alabama A and M University, Normal, Alabama 35762 (United States)
- AMR-Materials Division, IAE-CTA, 12228-904-Sao Jose dos Campos/SP (Brazil)
- IEAv-CTA, 12228-904-Sao Jose dos Campos/SP (Brazil)
Glassy Polymeric Carbon (GPC) has been used for mechanical cardiac valves. GCP valves are chemically biocompatible and durable, but less thromboresistant than biological valves. Enhanced thromboresistance of mechanical cardiac components with porous surface has been demonstrated. The endothelialized tissue blood-contacting surface adheres to the porous prosthetic component and decreases the formation of thrombus. Our experience has shown that the porosity of GPC can be increased and controlled by MeV ion bombardment. We report here that the surface roughness of heat-treated GPC bombarded with C, O, Si and Au is also enhanced. The surface roughness of the ion-bombarded samples is on a smaller scale than those roughened by sand blasting (measurements made with Perthomete S and P). The roughness decreases slightly after heat treatment, in linear proportion to the shrinkage of the test piece. Possible beneficial effects of the imbedded ions on tissue adherence and thromboresistance must be determined by in vivo animal experiments.
- OSTI ID:
- 21205532
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 475, Issue 1; Conference: 15.International conference on the application of accelerators in research and industry, Denton, TX (United States), 4-7 Nov 1998; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.59101; (c) 1999 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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