Table 1.
Selected treatments of PDMS materials and their use in tissue engineering.
| Type of Modification | Application | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Plasma treatment | Microfluidic applications | [67,68] |
| PE CVD | Applications that require stable hydrophilic surface property in PDMS | [69] |
| Photografting of PEG | Protein adsorption and cell adhesion | [71] |
| Imidazolium antimicrobial compound | Catheter fabrication | [73] |
| UV-light curing | Drug delivery | [75] |
| Soft lithography | Replication of cardiovascular flow conditions | [80] |
| Bulk oxygen, nitrogen, or argon + collagen | Adhesive free skin substitutes | [82] |
| Bulk plasma treatment and collagen | Bone marrow-derived stromal cells | [83] |
| Hot embossing | Photonic devices | [85,86,87] |
| Different bulk/ surface treatments | Biomedical applications | [88,89] |
| Surface plasma treatment and collagen | Mesenchymal stem cells | [90] |
| Different bulk/surface treatments | Wettability and recyclability applications | [91,92,93] |
| Plasma/collagen treatment | Tissue engineering—different cell types | [94,95,96,97,98] |
| Bulk modification | Cell mechanobiology in muscle and nerve | [99] |