title: Surface treatments and cell attachment.
abstract: Photoelectron spectroscopic examination of treated plastic surfaces showed that surface oxidation, primarily as carboxyl groups, was responsible for formation of good growth surfaces. Gas-plasma studies indicated that only very short exposures were required and that the effect was confined to a thin surface layer that produced adhesive surfaces. Highly adhesive surfaces were produced using oxidizing chemicals. Studies with a polymeric ester demonstrated the importance of unesterified carboxyl groups for high adhesiveness.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002460:Cell Line; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D007668:Kidney; D010100:Oxygen; D010969:Plastics
chemical_list: D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D010969:Plastics; D010100:Oxygen