Summary
A fully implantable robotic device has to coexist with the tissue around it, and the coating is where that negotiation happens. This study prepares and characterises a multifunctional coating designed to satisfy three requirements at once: it must adhere firmly to the device, match the mechanical behaviour of human soft tissue closely enough to avoid irritation, and moderate the inflammatory response so that repair proceeds normally. Physico-chemical, mechanical, biological and functional characterisation are carried out together, since a coating that satisfies one requirement while failing another is of no use.
Authors & Affiliations
Linari Electrospinning Systems
Linari High Voltage generator with Easy Drum
A Linari High Voltage generator (Linari Engineering S.r.l., Pisa, Italy) was connected to the metal needle, with the positive terminal at the collector, together with the Easy Drum rotary system. Coating an implantable device is one of the industrial applications of our complete stations.