PROF. KRASIMIR VASILEV
Title: Nanoengineered and Coatings for Medicine and Beyond
Krasimir Vasilev
College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia, Australia
E-mail: krasimir.vasilev@flinders.edu.au
In my talk, I will give an overview of recent progress from my lab on development of plasma polymer facilitated nanoengineered surfaces that benefit many areas of application. Over the years, we developed a range plasma based methods with allows us to control that entire spectrum of surface properties, including chemical, physical, mechanical and topographical. The main focus of our research is the surface modification of medical devices and biomaterials for applications in areas such as cell therapies, tissue engineering, controlling inflammation and infections as well as medical diagnostics. However, our surface modification technologies are not limited to medicine. We have demonstrated the utility of nanoengineered plasma polymers for solving problems in other areas such as environmental science and remediation, water treatment and wine making. I will present the engineering and chemical concepts underpinning “nanoengineering of plasma polymers” and give a range of examples of application of the technology in various fields.
Figure 1: Applications of Plasma Nanoengineering.
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