ArticlePolymers2022
Fabrication of Nanostructured Polycaprolactone (PCL) Film Using a Thermal Imprinting Technique and Assessment of Antibacterial Function for Its Application.
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Abstract
In the use of the medical devices, it is essential to prevent the attachment of bacteria to the device surface or to kill the attached bacteria. To kill bacteria, many researchers have used antibiotics or studied nanostructure-based antibacterial surfaces, which rely on mechanical antibacterial methods. Several polymers are widely used for device fabrication, one of which is polycaprolactone (PCL). PCL is biocompatible, biodegradable, easy to fabricate using 3D printing, relatively inexpensive and its quality is easily controlled; therefore, there are various approaches to its use in bio-applications. In addition, it is an FDA-approved material, so it is often used as an implantable material in the human body. However, PCL has no inherent antibacterial function, so it is necessary to develop antibacterial functions in scaffold or film-based PCL medical devices. In this study, process parameters for nanopillar fabrication were established through a simple thermal imprinting method with PCL. Finally, a PCL film with a flexible and transparent nanopillar structure was produced, and the mechano-bactericidal potential was demonstrated using only one PCL material. PCL with nanopillars showed bactericidal ability against
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