3.1 Introduction
3.1.1 General definition of wettability and contact angle
Biomaterials come into the contact with a living body, their success requires adequate
surface properties [1,2] to avoid undesired host responses such as thrombosis (3-8),
inflammatory reactions [1,,10], and infections [1-15]. The fate of polymeric bio-
materials under biological conditions mainly depends on several factors among which
wettability is a prerequisite property for ensuring desired biological response such as
the interaction of the cells and tissues with the substrate [16]. Wettability corresponds
to the ease of spreading of liquid on the surface, which is directly related to the inter-
molecular forces between the phases and in general, it is estimated by contact angle
measurements. Contact angle (8) of biomaterials surface is the angle formed by the
intersection of solid-liquid and liquid-vapor interface, and is obtained by drawing a
tangent along the liquid-vapor interface.
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