Culturing of Rat Intestinal Epithelial Cells-18 on Plasma Polymerized Ethylenediamine Films Deposited by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition

Culturing of Rat Intestinal Epithelial Cells-18 on Plasma Polymerized Ethylenediamine Films Deposited by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition

Many researchers studied cell culturing on surfaces with chemical functional groups. Previously, we reported surface properties of plasma polymerized ethylenediamine (PPEDA) films deposited by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition with various plasma conditions. Surface properties of PPEDA films can be controlled by plasma power during deposition. In this work, to analyze correlation of cell adherence/proliferation with surface property, we cultured rat intestinal epithelial cells-18 on the PPEDA films deposited with various plasma powers. It was shown that as plasma power was decreased, density of cells cultured on the PPEDA film surface was increased. Our findings indicate that plasma power changed the amine density of the PPEDA film surface, resulting in density change of cells cultured on the PPEDA film surface.