Biocompatibility of Cyclopropylamine-Based Plasma Polymers Deposited at Sub-Atmospheric Pressure on Poly

Ke Vin Chan1, Mahtab Asadian2, Iuliia Onyshchenko2

  • 1Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Sint-Pieternieuwstraat 41, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. KeVin.chan@UGent.be.

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