Non-Equilibrium Atmospheric Plasma As A Novel Route To Nanomaterial Synthesis And Processing For Biomedical Applications

Gallingani, Tommaso (2020) Non-Equilibrium Atmospheric Plasma As A Novel Route To Nanomaterial Synthesis And Processing For Biomedical Applications, [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Meccanica e scienze avanzate dell'ingegneria, 32 Ciclo. DOI 10.48676/unibo/amsdottorato/9413.
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Abstract

Since last century, the rising interest of value-added and advanced functional materials has spurred a ceaseless development in terms of industrial processes and applications. Among the emerging technologies, thanks to their unique features and versatility in terms of supported processes, non-equilibrium plasma discharges appear as a key solvent-free, high-throughput and cost-efficient technique. Nevertheless, applied research studies are needed with the aim of addressing plasma potentialities optimizing devices and processes for future industrial applications. In this framework, the aim of this dissertation is to report on the activities carried out and the results achieved concerning the development and optimization of plasma techniques for nanomaterial synthesis and processing to be applied in the biomedical field. In the first section, the design and investigation of a plasma assisted process for the production of silver (Ag) nanostructured multilayer coatings exhibiting anti-biofilm and anti-clot properties is described. With the aim on enabling in-situ and on-demand deposition of Ag nanoparticles (NPs), the optimization of a continuous in-flight aerosol process for particle synthesis is reported. The stability and promising biological performances of deposited coatings spurred further investigation through in-vitro and in-vivo tests which results are reported and discussed. With the aim of addressing the unanswered questions and tuning NPs functionalities, the second section concerns the study of silver containing droplet conversion in a flow-through plasma reactor. The presented results, obtained combining different analysis techniques, support a formation mechanism based on droplet to particle conversion driven by plasma induced precursor reduction. Finally, the third section deals with the development of a simulative and experimental approach used to investigate the in-situ droplet evaporation inside the plasma discharge addressing the main contributions to liquid evaporation in the perspective of process industrial scale up.

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Tesi di dottorato
Autore
Gallingani, Tommaso
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Co-supervisore
Dottorato di ricerca
Ciclo
32
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Settore concorsuale
Parole chiave
non-equilibrium plasma, nanoparticles, biomedical application, droplet-plasma interaction, nanostructured coatings
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DOI
10.48676/unibo/amsdottorato/9413
Data di discussione
2 Aprile 2020
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