The good lubricity is needed as the poorly lubricated catheters can cause trauma as a result of high frictional forces between the biomaterial and tissue.
Plasma treatment is able to increase the wettability of most polymers. Hydrophobic recovery is often encountered which causes wettability to decrease.
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To better describe the real surfaces, different wetting states have been proposed. The most discussed are Wenzel state and Cassie-Baxter state.
Surface chemistry plays a significant part in terms of interactions with the human tissue.
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Du Noüy method utilizes the interaction of a platinum ring with the surface of the liquid.
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