1. A method for producing a synthetic surface that mimics a collagen coated surface for cell culture comprising:
i) providing a monomer source comprising one or more organic compounds which are capable of polymerization, wherein at least one organic compound is prolinol;
ii) creating a plasma of the monomer source; and
iii) contacting at least a portion of a surface with the plasma to provide a plasma polymer coated surface wherein the plasma polymer coated surface mimics one or more functional characteristics of a collagen coated surface.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plasma is a pulsed plasma.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the plasma is a continuous wave plasma.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the surface is a multiwell plate, a dish, or a flask.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the monomer source consists essentially of prolinol.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more functional characteristics of a collagen coated surface comprises binding human hepatocytes.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. Waterproofing membranes consisting of a reinforcing material impregnated with a bituminous formulation comprising industrial bitumen, a mineral filler, a thermoplastic polymer or a mixture of thermoplastic polymers, wherein the mineral filler consists of hollow glass microspheres with a density of between 0.10 and 0.14 gcm3 and a size of less than 120 \u03bcm.
2. Waterproofing membranes as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic polymer is selected from low-density polyethylene, high-density polyethylene, isotactic polypropylene, ethylenepropylene copolymer, ethylenepropylenebutene terpolymer, atactic polypropylene, and styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer.
3. Waterproofing membranes as claimed in claim 1, wherein the industrial bitumen is present in quantities of between 70% and 80% by weight.
4. Waterproofing membranes as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic polymer or polymers are present in quantities of between 15% and 25%.
5. Waterproofing membranes as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mineral filler is present in quantities of between 2% and 7% by weight.
6. Waterproofing membranes of claim 5, wherein the mineral filler is present in quantities of between 3% and 5% by weight.
7. Waterproofing membranes as claimed in claim 1, characterized by a specific gravity of under 1 gcm3.
8. Process for the preparation of waterproofing membranes belonging to different classes defined by cold bending values, measured according to standard EN 1109, in the 0-25\xb0 C. range, said method comprising: impregnating a reinforcing material with a bituminous formulation comprising industrial bitumen, a mineral filler consisting of hollow glass microspheres with a density of between 0.10 and 0.14 gcm3 and a size of less than 120 \u03bcm, and a thermoplastic polymer or a mixture of thermoplastic polymers.
9. Process as claimed in claim 8, wherein the reinforcing material is a non-woven polyester.
10. Waterproofing membranes obtainable by the process claimed in claim 8.
11. A bituminous formulation for the preparation of waterproofing membranes which comprises industrial bitumen, a mineral filler consisting of hollow glass microspheres with a density of between 0.10 and 0.14 gcm3 and a size of less than 120 \u03bcm, and a thermoplastic polymer or a mixture of thermoplastic polymers.