Plasma deposited coatings for biomedical materials and devices: Fluorocarbon and PEO-like coatings

Surface modification techniques based on plasma processes allow to tune surface composition, morphology and properties of materials in several applications. This short review is aimed to list, according to the knowledge of the author, established and recently reported plasma deposition processes of “teflon-like” and PEO-like coatings to be used, in biomedical applications, to tailor at the best surface composition and morphology of biomaterials and biomedical devices to drive the interactions of proteins, cells, bacteria and biological tissues in contact with them.