We report on the coating with ZnO adherent thin fi lms of cotton woven fabrics by Pulsed laser deposition technique in order to obtain innovative textile materials, presenting protective effects against UV radiations and antifungal action.

We manufactured antifungi textile materials by treating them with zinc oxide and hydrophobine micro and nano structures. The zinc oxide was applied as thin layers by pulsed laser deposition while the hydrophobine expanded on the textile following impregnation. Both zinc oxide and hydrophobines entirely covered the fibers. The antifungi nature of the treated materials was studied using the Aspergillus niger IMI 45551 cultures.

We report on the versatility of pulsed laser deposition and radio frequency magnetron sputtering deposition methods to synthesize highly adherent bioactive hydroxyapatite thin layers on cranio-pinal implants as appropriate biofixation alternatives.

Cotton/polyester woven fabrics were functionalized with ZnO thin films or nanoparticles by pulsed laser deposition, using a KrF* excimer laser source. Depending on the number of applied laser pulses, well-separated nanoparticles (for 10 pulses) or compact thin films (for 100 pulses) were deposited. The synthesized nanostructures were evaluated morphologically by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy, physico-chemically by x-ray

Nanometer polyethylene (PE) thin films were prepared by Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (MAPLE). Insulating PE thin films of different thicknesses, below 200 nm, were fabricated by varying the deposition conditions. We then used the Differential Evanescent Light Intensity (DELI) microscopy technique for thickness profiles investigation of the PE nanolayers together with AFM measurements for calibration. A phenomenological model for the interaction

Indium Zinc Oxide compositional libraries were fabricated by combinatorial pulsed laser deposition technique on glass substrate at room temperature. Two pairs of targets with In atomic concentrations, In/(In+Zn), of 28 at.% and 56 at.% or 42 at.% and 70 at.% were employed. A high transparency was observed for all the coatings with transmittance values better than 95%. The maximum thicknesses of the samples, inferred by spectroscopic ellipsometry,

We investigated the morphology of polyethylene films by the Differential Evanescent Light Intensity (DELI) imaging method developed by us previously. The films were prepared by the Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (MAPLE) technique. Rough or smooth organic layers were fabricated with thickness depending on the deposition conditions. We used the DELI imaging method here as a fast, low cost method for surface morphology diagnostics of large

Thin films morphology investigation of polyethylene by the differential evanescent light intensity (DELI) imaging method has been performed. The films of nanometer thickness were obtained by the matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) technique. MAPLE was demonstrated to be suitable for the synthesis of organic materials in form of nanostructures. To prepare targets, 3% polyethylene powder was dissolved in toluene and frozen at liquid nitrogen

Functionalized implants represent an advanced approaching in implantology, aiming to improve the biointegration and the long-term success of surgical procedures.Wereport on the synthesis of hydroxyapatite (HA) thin films on polymethylmetacrylate (PMMA) substrates – used as cranio-spinal implant-type structures – by two alternative methods: pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and radio-frequency magnetron sputtering (MS). The deposition parameters were

Wereport the deposition byMAPLE of: (i) a novel polyethylene glycol derivative with carboxyl functional groups and (ii) a block copolymer: poly(ethylene glycol)methyl ether-block-poly(caprolactone)-blockpoly( ethylene glycol)methyl ether. We used a KrF* excimer laser source (l = 248 nm, t = 25 ns, n = 5 Hz). The laser fluence was set within the 200–700 mJ/cm2 range. The deposited thin films have been investigated by FTIR and AFM.We have concluded