TY - JOUR A1 - Girard-Lauriault, P.-L. A1 - Dietrich, Paul A1 - Gross, Thomas A1 - Wirth, Thomas A1 - Unger, Wolfgang T1 - Chemical characterization of the long-term ageing of nitrogen-rich plasma polymer films under various ambient conditions N2 - Nitrogen rich plasma polymer films (L-PPE:N) were prepared by low-pressure RF plasma using a 1:1 mixture of ethylene and ammonia and aged for 345 d in four different ambient conditions: (i) at room temperature (RT) in air; (ii) at RT in nitrogen; (iii) at -20?°C in air and; (iv) at –20 °C in nitrogen. The films were analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) at various intervals over the duration of the experiment. The ageing of primary amines, NH2, was followed by chemical derivatization with 4-trifluoromethyl benzaldehyde. Storage at –20 °C, mostly independently of ambient atmosphere, slowed down ageing to almost undetectable levels as evaluated by the analytical methods used for this study. KW - Ageing KW - Plasma polymers KW - Primary amines KW - ToF-SIMS KW - XPS PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201200118 SN - 1612-8850 SN - 1612-8869 VL - 10 IS - 4 SP - 388 EP - 395 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-28006 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Girard-Lauriault, P.-L. A1 - Wertheimer, M. R. A1 - Lippitz, Andreas A1 - Unger, Wolfgang T1 - NEXAFS Surface Chemical Characterisation of Atmospheric Pressure deposited N-rich Plasma-Polymer Films for Tissue Engineering KW - Synchrotron KW - NEXAFS KW - Plasma-Polymer KW - Tissue Engineering PY - 2007 UR - http://www.helmholtz-berlin.de/media/media/oea/web/pr_webseite/druckschriften/berichte/bessy/annual_report_2006.pdf#page=248 SN - 0179-4159 SP - 248 EP - 250 PB - Berliner Elektronenspeicherring-Gesellschaft für Synchrotronstrahlung CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-17453 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Truica-Marasescu, F. A1 - Girard-Lauriault, P.-L. A1 - Lippitz, Andreas A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Wertheimer, M. R. T1 - Nitrogen-rich plasma polymers: Comparison of films deposited in atmospheric- and low-pressure plasmas N2 - Low- and atmospheric-pressure plasma co-polymerisations of binary gas mixtures of C2H4 and NH3 or N2, respectively, were investigated for depositing N-rich plasma polymer coatings for biomedical applications. Deposition kinetics and relevant surface characteristics of resulting plasma polymerised ethylene enriched with nitrogen, “PPE:N”, coatings were investigated as a function of the gas mixture ratio, X = NH3(N2)/C2H4. Physico-chemical properties of the coatings were determined using a combination of complementary surface-sensitive techniques: for example, total nitrogen concentrations, [N], up to 40 at.% were measured by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, XPS, while those of primary amines, [–NH2], were determined by performing chemical derivatisation followed by XPS analyses. PPE:N films were further characterised by UV–VIS Ellipsometry, Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy, IR Spectroscopy and by Contact Angle Goniometry measurements. The stability of the coatings was tested, both in terms of water solubility and of “ageing” in ambient atmosphere. For the latter, selected samples were stored in the laboratory for different durations, in order to assess possible changes in their chemical structures. KW - Aging KW - Deposition process KW - Ethylene KW - Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) KW - Glow discharge KW - Plasma polymers KW - Surface chemistry KW - Surface energy PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2008.02.033 SN - 0040-6090 VL - 516 IS - 21 SP - 7406 EP - 7417 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-18279 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Girard-Lauriault, P.-L. A1 - Mwale, F. A1 - Demers, C. A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Lippitz, Andreas A1 - Desjardins, P. A1 - Wertheimer, M. R. T1 - Novel atmospheric pressure deposition of N-Rich plasma polymers for tissue engineering T2 - Gordon Research Conference on Plasma Processing Science CY - South Hadley, MA, USA DA - 2006-07-16 PY - 2006 AN - OPUS4-12603 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Girard-Lauriault, P.-L. A1 - Lerouge, S. A1 - Truica-Marasescu, F. A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Lippitz, Andreas A1 - Desjardins, P. A1 - Mwale, F. A1 - Wertheimer, M. R. T1 - Couches minces de polymères riches en amines pour applications biomédicales T2 - 76e Congrès de l´Acfas 621 - Biomatériaux pour le diagnostic et le traitement des maladies cardiovasculaires, L´Association francophone pour le savoir - (Acfas) et l´Institut national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) CY - Quebec City, Canada DA - 2008-05-05 PY - 2008 AN - OPUS4-17383 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Girard-Lauriault, P.-L. A1 - Truica-Marasescu, F. A1 - Desjardins, P. A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Lippitz, Andreas A1 - Wertheimer, M. R. T1 - Plasma- and Photo-chemically Deposited Organic Coatings for Biomedical Applications: the Role of Primary Amines T2 - Eleventh International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering CY - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany DA - 2008-09-15 PY - 2008 AN - OPUS4-18115 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Girard-Lauriault, P.-L. A1 - Truica-Marasescu, F. A1 - Lerouge, S. A1 - Mwale, F. A1 - Lippitz, Andreas A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Desjardins, P. A1 - Wertheimer, M. R. T1 - Nitrogen-rich plasma polymers ("PPE:N") for biomedical applications: comparison of films deposited in atmospheric- and low-pressure plasmas T2 - International Symposium on Polymeric Materials for Regenerative Medicine - PMRM 2007 CY - Montreal, Canada DA - 2007-04-02 PY - 2007 AN - OPUS4-14614 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Girard-Lauriault, P.-L. A1 - Desjardins, P. A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Lippitz, Andreas A1 - Wertheimer, M. R. T1 - Chemical characterisation of nitrogen-rich plasma-polymer films deposited in dielectric barrier discharges at atmospheric pressure N2 - We have used an atmospheric pressure DBD apparatus to deposit novel families of N-rich plasma polymers (PP:N), using mixtures of three different hydrocarbon precursors in nitrogen at varying respective gas flow ratios. This research focuses on the overall chemical characterisation of those materials, with specific attention to (semi)-quantitative analysis of functional groups. Well-established and some lesser-known analytical techniques have been combined to provide the best possible chemical and structural characterisations of these three families of PP:N thin films, namely XPS, NEXAFS and FT-IR spectroscopy. KW - NEXAFS KW - XPS KW - DBD-plasma KW - Plasma polymerization PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.200800054 SN - 1612-8850 SN - 1612-8869 VL - 5 IS - 7 SP - 631 EP - 644 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-17820 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Girard-Lauriault, P.-L. A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Dietrich, Paul A1 - Gross, Thomas T1 - Chemical Characterization of the Ageing of Nitrogen-rich Plasma Polymer Films under Various Ambient Conditions T2 - 13th International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering CY - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany DA - 2012-09-10 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-27143 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Girard-Lauriault, P.-L. A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Dietrich, Paul A1 - Gross, Thomas T1 - Is Quantitative CD-XPS of Plasma Deposited Organic Coatings a Valid Analytical Procedure? T2 - 13th International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering CY - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany DA - 2012-09-10 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-27144 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Girard-Lauriault, P.-L. A1 - Dietrich, Paul A1 - Min, Hyegeun A1 - Gross, Thomas A1 - Unger, Wolfgang T1 - Chemical Characterization of the Long-Term Ageing of Aminated Surfaces under Various Ambient Conditions T2 - 21st International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry CY - Cairns, Australia DA - 2013-08-04 PY - 2013 AN - OPUS4-29440 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Girard-Lauriault, P.-L. A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Dietrich, Paul A1 - Holländer, A. T1 - Innovative and established strategies for the surface analysis of nitrogen and oxygen-rich plasma polymer films by XPS: an introductory guide N2 - Nitrogen- and oxygen-based plasma polymer films are materials with a complex and partially elusive surface chemistry. We present an overview of innovative and established X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)-based analysis strategies developed to elucidate the surface chemistry of such films. We focus on both experimental methods and data analysis strategies and include the following topics: high-resolution spectra curve fitting, aging, chemical derivatization, and depth profiling by angle- and energy-resolved XPS. KW - Chemical derivatization KW - Functional groups KW - Plasma polymerization KW - X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201500115 SN - 1612-8850 SN - 1612-8869 VL - 12 IS - 9 SP - 953 EP - 967 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-35114 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -