Ingeniería y Ciencia de los Materiales
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Ítem Texto completo enlazado Synthesis of silver nanoparticles in hydrogels(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2018-04-16) Schelestow, Kristina; Rueda Sánchez, Juan Carlos; Rädlein, EddaThe present work is concerned with the fabrication of a novel hydrogel-silver hybrid material, the characterization regarding its structural and antibacterial properties and the investigation of its interaction with glass surfaces. Hydrogels based on N-isopropylacrylamide, a functionalized macromonomer of 2-oxazolines and N,N'-methylene bisacrylamide as a cross-linker were synthesized via radical polymerization using ammonium persulfate and N,N,N,N'-tetramethylene diamine as initiator system. By complexion with silver cations from a silver nitrate solution and a subsequent reduction with sodium borohydre, silver nanoparticles inside the polymer network were formed. Bulk hydrogels of different composites were characterized concerning their structure and their water absortive capacity. The formation of silver nanoparticles as well as its influencing factors were analysed and could be confirmed quantitavely. The antibacterial activity of the developed composite material in this powder form was determinated via count test applying it to Staphylococcus aureus. The number of bacteria could be reduced to approximately 0.1% compared to the reference value without silver nanoparticles. Thus, the hydrogel-sliver hybrid can be appraised as suitable for biomedical applications. Finally, different hydrogel layers were produced on fotosensitive glass FS21 and evaluated regarding their applicability for microsystems technology.Ítem Texto completo enlazado Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite thin films on PMMA Printed Substrates(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2018-01-19) Sauñi Camposano, Yesenia Haydee; Rädlein, Edda; Grieseler, RolfEach year millions of people suffer from bone defects resulting from trauma, tumors or bone-related injuries. Therefore there is a need to continuously develop new materials or improve the properties of the materials currently used, for bone replacement or implant applications. Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) has proven to be a promising alternative as a material for implants; however, there are still some limitations inherent to this material, particularly related to its surface properties. This thesis work is focused on the fabrication of hydroxyapatite (HAp) thin films on the surface of 3D printed PMMA substrates. 3D printing, particularly the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technique was used to fabricate PMMA substrates with different surface porosity levels. FDM technique exhibits the potential for fabricating customized freeform structures for several applications including craniofacial reconstruction. HAp thin films were deposited by Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtering (RFMS) and Ion Beam Sputtering (IBS) techniques, with a commercial target and an “in house” sintered target, respectively. A structural, chemical, mechanical, and morphological characterization was conducted in the generated surfaces by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and hardness and roughness measurements. The results of the XRD analysis revealed an amorphous structure for the films produced by both RFMS and IBS techniques on the PMMA substrates. The micrographs obtained by SEM showed a columnar morphology and a low density for the films produced by RFMS; the same technique revealed a structure of ridges of standing platelets with curved contours for the IBS deposited films. The amorphous structure and the morphology of the films, as well as the hardness and roughness can be propitious to improve surface properties and promote the osseointegration capabilities of PMMA. This work contributes to the basis for the development of a PMMA implant manufacturing process using 3D printing and HAp film deposition techniques, with improved osseointegration properties.