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Pieter Cools
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2021
Atmospheric-pressure plasma assisted engineering of polymer surfaces : from high hydrophobicity to superhydrophilicity
Chuanlong Ma
Lei Wang
Anton Nikiforov
Yuliia Onyshchenko
Pieter Cools
Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2021
Combinatorial effects of coral addition and plasma treatment on the properties of chitosan/polyethylene oxide nanofibers intended for bone tissue engineering
Parinaz Saadat Esbah Tabaei
Mahtab Asadian
Rouba Ghobeira
Pieter Cools
Monica Thukkaram
Parviz Gohari Derakhshandeh
Sara Abednatanzi
Pascal Van Der Voort
Kim Verbeken
Chris Vercruysse
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
2021
2020
Antibacterial activity of a porous silver doped TiO2 coating on titanium substrates synthesized by plasma electrolytic oxidation
Monica Thukkaram
Pieter Cools
Anton Nikiforov
Petra Rigole
Tom Coenye
Pascal Van Der Voort
Gijs Du Laing
Chris Vercruysse
Heidi Declercq
Rino Morent
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2020
Comparative study between in-plasma and post-plasma chemical processes occurring at the surface of UHMWPE subjected to medium pressure Ar and N2 plasma activation
Parinaz Saadat Esbah Tabaei
Rouba Ghobeira
Pieter Cools
Fatemeh Rezaei
Anton Nikiforov
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
POLYMER
2020
Comparative study of different nitrogen-containing plasma modifications applied on 3D porous PCL scaffolds and 2D PCL films
Lu Cheng
Rouba Ghobeira
Pieter Cools
Zhen Liu
Keping Yan
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2020
Effect of liquid impregnation on DBD atmospheric pressure plasma treatment of cotton
Ricardo Molina
Rim Bitar
Pieter Cools
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
CELLULOSE
2020
Fabrication and plasma modification of nanofibrous tissue engineering scaffolds
Mahtab Asadian
Ke Vin Chan
Mohammad Norouzi
Silvia Grande
Pieter Cools
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
NANOMATERIALS
2020
Investigating the effect of plasma activation's hydrophobic recovery on cell adhesion and viability
Laura Astoreca Alvarez
Pieter Cools
Mahtab Asadian
Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
David Schaubroeck
Rino Morent
Herbert De Smet
Nathalie De Geyter
C3
Conference
2020
Non-thermal plasma activation of BPDA-PPD polyimide for improved cell-material interaction
Laura Astoreca Alvarez
Pieter Cools
David Schaubroeck
Mahtab Asadian
Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
Heidi Declercq
Maaike Op de Beeck
Rino Morent
Herbert De Smet
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
POLYMER
2020
Plasma treatment effects on bulk properties of polycaprolactone nanofibrous mats fabricated by uncommon AC electrospinning : a comparative study
Manikandan Sivan
Divyabharathi Madheswaran
Mahtab Asadian
Pieter Cools
Monica Thukkaram
Pascal Van Der Voort
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
David Lukas
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
2020
Water-stable plasma-polymerized N,N-dimethylacrylamide coatings to control cellular adhesion
Tim Egghe
Pieter Cools
Joachim Van Guyse
Mahtab Asadian
Dmitry Khalenkow
Anton Nikiforov
Heidi Declercq
Andre Skirtach
Rino Morent
Richard Hoogenboom
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
2020
2019
Corrosion behaviour of different steel types in artificial geothermal fluids
Willem Faes
Steven Lecompte
Johan Van Bael
Robbe Salenbien
Ralph Bäßler
Inge Bellemans
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Kim Verbeken
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
GEOTHERMICS
2019
Development of 1-propanethiol-based thiol-rich plasma polymerized coatings using a medium pressure dielectric barrier discharge
Mahtab Asadian
Yuliia Onyshchenko
Ke Vin Chan
Pieter Cools
Selin Tas
Heidi Declercq
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2019
Development of phosphor containing functional coatings via cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet - Study of various operating parameters
K. Navaneetha Pandiyaraj
M.C. Ramkumar
A. Arun Kumar
D. Vasu
P.V.A. Padmanabhan
Parinaz Saadat Esbah Tabaei
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
S.K. Jaganathan
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2019
Evaluation of surface properties of low density polyethylene (LDPE) films tailored by atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma (APNTP) assisted co-polymerization and immobilization of chitosan for improvement of antifouling properties
K. N. Pandiyaraj
M. C. Ramkumar
A. Arun Kumar
P. V. A. Padmanabhan
M. Pichumani
Avi Bendavid
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Vinay Kumar
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
2019
Influence of the aliphatic side chain on the near atmospheric pressure plasma polymerization of 2-alkyl-2-oxazolines for biomedical applications
Joachim Van Guyse
Pieter Cools
Tim Egghe
Mahtab Asadian
Maarten Vergaelen
Petra Rigole
Wenqing Yan
Edmondo M Benetti
Valentin-Victor Jerca
Heidi Declercq
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
2019
Radicals and ions formed in plasma-treated organic solvents : a mechanistic investigation to rationalize the enhancement of electrospinnability of polycaprolactone
Silvia Grande
Francesco Tampieri
Anton Nikiforov
Agata Giardina
Antonio Barbon
Pieter Cools
Rino Morent
Cristina Paradisi
Ester Marotta
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
2019
Synergetic effect of electrospun PCL fiber size, orientation and plasma-modified surface chemistry on stem cell behavior
Rouba Ghobeira
Chariot Philips
Len Liefooghe
Marieke Verdonck
Mahtab Asadian
Pieter Cools
Heidi Declercq
Winnok H De Vos
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2019
Thiolation of polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibers by inductively coupled plasma (ICP) polymerization : physical, chemical and biological properties
Mahtab Asadian
Yuliia Onyshchenko
Damien Thiry
Pieter Cools
Heidi Declercq
Rony Snyders
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2019
2018
A stability study of plasma polymerized acrylic acid films
Pieter Cools
Heidi Declercq
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2018
Acrylic acid plasma coated 3D Scaffolds for Cartilage tissue engineering applications
Pieter Cools
Carlos Mota
Ivan Lorenzo-Moldero
Rouba Ghobeira
Nathalie De Geyter
Lorenzo Moroni
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2018
Acrylic acid plasma coatings for enhanced cell migration in PCL 3D additive manufactured scaffolds
Pieter Cools
Heidi Declercq
Rouba Ghobeira
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
2018
Acrylic acid plasma polymerization for biomedical use
Rim Bitar
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2018
Antibacterial TiO2 coating on titanium substrates by plasma electrolytic oxidation
Monica Thukkaram
Pieter Cools
Anton Nikiforov
Rino Morent
Petra Rigole
Tom Coenye
Lieven De Wilde
Kim Verbeken
Nathalie De Geyter
C1
Conference
2018
Antimicrobial Ag/a-C:H nanocomposite coated titanium substrates for implant applications
Monica Thukkaram
Pieter Cools
Ondrej Kylian
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
C3
Conference
2018
Effect of low-temperature plasma treatment of electrospun polycaprolactone fibrous scaffolds on calcium carbonate mineralisation
Anna A Ivanova
Dina S Syromotina
Svetlana N Shkarina
Roman Shkarin
Angelica Cecilia
Venera Weinhardt
Tilo Baumbach
Mariia Saveleva
Dmitry A Gorin
Timothy EL Douglas
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
RSC ADVANCES
2018
Effects of a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) treatment on chitosan/polyethylene oxide nanofibers and their cellular interactions
Mahtab Asadian
Yuliia Onyshchenko
Monica Thukkaram
Parinaz Saadat Esbah Tabaei
Joachim Van Guyse
Pieter Cools
Heidi Declercq
Richard Hoogenboom
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
2018
Evaluation of mechanism of cold atmospheric pressure plasma assisted polymerization of acrylic acid on low density polyethylene (LDPE) film surfaces : influence of various gaseous plasma pretreatment
M. C. Ramkumar
K. Navaneetha Pandiyaraj
A. Arun Kumar
P.V.A. Padmanabhan
S. Uday Kumar
P. Gopinath
A. Bendavid
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2018
Fabrication of PEOT/PBT nanofibers by atmospheric pressure plasma jet treatment of electrospinning solutions for tissue engineering
Silvia Grande
Pieter Cools
Mahtab Asadian
Joachim Van Guyse
Yuliia Onyshchenko
Heidi Declercq
Rino Morent
Richard Hoogenboom
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE
2018
Influence of operating parameters on development of polyethylene oxide-like coatings on the surfaces of polypropylene films by atmospheric pressure cold plasma jet-assisted polymerization to enhance their antifouling properties
K. N. Pandiyaraj
A. Arun Kumar
M. C. RamKumar
P.V.A. Padmanabhan
A. M. Trimukhe
R. R. Deshmukh
Pieter Cools
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
V. Kumar
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
2018
Local plasma activation of PS films with a defined design for biomedical use
Rim Bitar
Mahtab Asadian
Stijn Van Vrekhem
Pieter Cools
Heidi Declercq
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
2018
Plasma functionalization of polycaprolactone nanofibers changes protein interactions with cells, resulting in increased cell viability
Mahtab Asadian
Maarten Dhaenens
Yuliia Onyshchenko
Stijn De Waele
Heidi Declercq
Pieter Cools
Bart Devreese
Dieter Deforce
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
2018
Polymer coatings for biocompatibility and reduced nonspecific adsorption
M.C. Ramkumar
Pieter Cools
A. Arunkumar
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
V. Kumar
S. Udaykumar
P. Gopinath
S.K. Jaganathan
K.N. Pandiyaraj
Bookchapter
in
Functionalised cardiovascular stents
2018
Surface treatment of PEOT/PBT (55/45) with a dielectric barrier discharge in air, helium, argon and nitrogen at medium pressure
Pieter Cools
Mahtab Asadian
Wannes Nicolaus
Heidi Declercq
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
MATERIALS
2018
2017
Atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma assisted polymerization of poly (ethylene glycol) methylether methacrylate (PEGMA) on low density polyethylene (LDPE) films for enhancement of biocompatibility
M.C. Ramkumar
K. Navaneetha Pandiyaraj
A. Arun Kumar
P.V.A. Padmanabhan
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
S. Uday Kumar
V. Kumar
P. Gopinath
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
2017
Comparative study of the surface properties and cytocompatibility of plasma-treated poly-ε-caprolactone nanofibers subjected to different sterilization methods
Rouba Ghobeira
Charlot Philips
Valerie De Naeyer
Heidi Declercq
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Maria Cornelissen
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY
2017
Covalent fluorination strategies for the surface modification of polydienes
Kevin De Bruycker
Maarten Delahaye
Pieter Cools
Johan Winne
Filip Du Prez
A1
Journal Article
in
MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
2017
Effect of processing parameters on the deposition of SiOx-like coatings on the surface of polypropylene films using glow discharge plasma assisted polymerization for tissue engineering applications
K. Navaneetha Pandiyaraj
A. Arun Kumar
M.C. Ramkumar
S. Uday Kumar
P. Gopinath
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
M. Bah
S. Ismat Shah
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
VACUUM
2017
Effects of different sterilization methods on the physico-chemical and bioresponsive properties of plasma-treated polycaprolactone films
Rouba Ghobeira
Charlot Philips
Heidi Declercq
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Maria Cornelissen
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS
2017
Functionalized, biocompatible, and impermeable nanoscale coatings for PEEK
Firas Awaja
Pieter Cools
Birgit Lohberger
Anton Nikiforov
Giorgio Speranza
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C - MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
2017
Investigating the stability of plasma polymerized acrylic acid coatings
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Heidi Declercq
Maria Cornelissen
Rino Morent
C1
Conference
2017
Plasma penetration in 3D scaffolds for tissue engineering purposes
Pieter Cools
Rino Morent
Dissertation
2017
Random and aligned plasma-activated nanofibers of different diameters : impact on cell morphology and proliferation
Charlot Philips
Rouba Ghobeira
Heidi Declercq
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Maria Cornelissen
C3
Conference
2017
Titanium surface functionalization with coatings of chitosan and polyphenol-rich plant extracts
Timothy Douglas
Suman Kumari
Kinga Dziadek
Michal Dziadek
Anatoly Abalymov
Pieter Cools
Gilles Brackman
Tom Coenye
Rino Morent
MK. Mohan
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
MATERIALS LETTERS
2017
2016
Adhesion improvement at the PMMA bone cement-titanium implant interface using methyl methacrylate atmospheric pressure plasma polymerization
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Els Vanderleyden
Fabrizio Barberis
Peter Dubruel
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
2016
Atmospheric pressure plasma activation of PP films with a localized μplasma
Rim Bitar
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
2016
Dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment and polymerization for enhanced biomaterials
Pieter Cools
Stijn Van Vrekhem
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Bookchapter
in
Encyclopedia of plasma technology
2016
Influence of non-thermal TiCl4/Ar + O-2 plasma-assisted TiOx based coatings on the surface of polypropylene (PP) films for the tailoring of surface properties and cytocompatibility
KN Pandiyaraj
AA Kumar
MC Ramkumar
A Sachdev
P Gopinath
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
RR Deshmukh
P Hegde
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
2016
Non-thermal plasma assisted lithography for biomedical applications: an overview
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
2016
Non-thermal plasma technology for the improvement of scaffolds for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: a review
Pieter Cools
Rouba Ghobeira
Stijn Van Vrekhem
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Bookchapter
in
Plasma science and technology : progress in physical states and chemical reactions
2016
Stability study of non-thermal plasma polymerized acrylic acid coatings at medium pressure
Nathalie De Geyter
Pieter Cools
Rino Morent
C1
Conference
2016
Surface analysis of the selective excimer laser patterning of a thin PEDOT: PSS film on flexible polymer films
David Schaubroeck
Jelle De Smet
Wouter Willems
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Herbert De Smet
Geert Van Steenberge
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2016
2015
Antimicrobial nano-silver non-woven polyethylene terephthalate fabric via an atmospheric pressure plasma deposition process
Xiaolong Deng
Anton Nikiforov
Tom Coenye
Pieter Cools
Gaelle Aziz
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
Christophe Leys
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2015
Application of atmospheric pressure plasma on polyethylene for increased prosthesis adhesion
Stijn Van Vrekhem
Pieter Cools
Heidi Declercq
Alexander Van Tongel
Chris Vercruysse
Maria Cornelissen
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
THIN SOLID FILMS
2015
Dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene in different discharge atmospheres at medium pressure: a cell-biomaterial interface study
Gaelle Aziz
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Heidi Declercq
Maria Cornelissen
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOINTERPHASES
2015
Influence of DBD inlet geometry on the homogeneity of plasma-polymerized acrylic acid films: the use of a microplasma-electrode inlet configuration
Pieter Cools
E Sainz-Garcia
Nathalie De Geyter
Anton Nikiforov
M Blajan
K Shimizu
F Alba-Elias
Christophe Leys
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
PLASMA PROCESSES AND POLYMERS
2015
Optimising the surface activation of polyethylene using different argon plasmas
Annick Van Deynse
Pieter Cools
Christophe Leys
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
C1
Conference
2015
PLA enhanced via plasma technology: a review
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Bookchapter
in
New developments in polylactic acid research
2015
Plasma modified textiles for biomedical applications
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Bookchapter
in
Advances in bioengineering
2015
Surface activation of polyethylene with an argon atmospheric pressure plasma jet: influence of applied power and flow rate
Annick Van Deynse
Pieter Cools
Christophe Leys
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
2015
Surface modification of polyethylene in an argon atmospheric pressure plasma jet
Annick Van Deynse
Pieter Cools
Christophe Leys
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
2015
2014
Influence of ambient conditions on the aging behavior of plasma-treated polyethylene surfaces
Annick Van Deynse
Pieter Cools
Christophe Leys
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
2014
Surface analysis of titanium cleaning and activation processes: non-thermal plasma versus other techniques
Pieter Cools
Nathalie De Geyter
Els Vanderleyden
Peter Dubruel
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
PLASMA CHEMISTRY AND PLASMA PROCESSING
2014
The use of DBD plasma treatment and polymerization for the enhancement of biomedical UHMWPE
Pieter Cools
Stijn Van Vrekhem
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
A1
Journal Article
in
THIN SOLID FILMS
2014