Morphologies of fibroblast cells cultured on surfaces of PHB films implanted by hydroxyl ions.

Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) films were implanted with 40 keV hydroxyl ions with fluences ranging from 1 x 10(12) to 1 x 10(15) ions/cm2, respectively. The as-implanted PHB films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) and water contact angle measurements. The surface structures and properties of the as-implanted PHB films were closely related with hydroxyl ion fluence. They were further investigated by inoculating 3T6 fibroblasts cells on their surfaces. Morphologies of the 3T6 fibroblast cells cultured on surfaces of the as-implanted PHB films were observed by SEM. Characterization of the cultural 3T6 cells was analyzed qualitatively. The preliminary experimental results reveal that the bioactivity of the PHB films modified by hydroxyl ion implantation was improved at different levels, and the fluence of 1 x 10(13) ions/cm2 is optimal for PHB film.