WASET
	%0 Journal Article
	%A Elham Farahmand and  Fatimah Ibrahim and  Samira Hosseini and  Ivan Djordjevic and  Leo. H. Koole
	%D 2015
	%J International Journal of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 97, 2015
	%T Development of a New Polymeric Material with Controlled Surface Micro-Morphology Aimed for Biosensors Applications
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000439
	%V 97
	%X Compositions of different molar ratios of
polymethylmethacrylate-co-methacrylic acid (PMMA-co-MAA)
were synthesized via free-radical polymerization. Polymer coated
surfaces have been produced on silicon wafers. Coated samples were
analyzed by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The results have shown
that the roughness of the surfaces have increased by increasing the
molar ratio of monomer methacrylic acid (MAA). This study reveals
that the gradual increase in surface roughness is due to the fact that
carboxylic functional groups have been generated by MAA segments.
Such surfaces can be desirable platforms for fabrication of the
biosensors for detection of the viruses and diseases.

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