Modification of Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings for Biomedical Application
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Materials Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 2435
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Interests: friction; biomaterials; coating; tribology; diamond-like carbon (DLC); wear; material characterization; doped diamond-like carbon; plasma application; Raman spectroscopy; surface engineering; carbon nanomaterials; implant modification
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Interests: antibacterial properties; biofilm; oxidative stress; bio- and nano-materials
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Dear Colleagues,
Diamond-like carbon coatings (DLCs) deposited using many different CVD or PVD techniques still arouse invariable interest in the field of biomedical applications. Today, there is the possibility of doping amorphous layers with different elements or compounds, like carbides, oxides, or nanostructures. The application of DLCs in multilayer structures, their plasma, and chemical surface modification are used for designing the properties of biomaterials. We can manufacture diamond-like carbon coatings with different chemical compositions, structures, and topographies in order to obtain an appropriate biological response. The discovery of new solutions in biomedical applications and the improvement of modern implants is possible through the surface modification of DLC coatings. The purpose of this Special Issue is to show current trends taking advantage of the surface modification of DLC coatings. Articles showing the relationships between the technological parameters and biological characteristics, including the possibilities of doping DLC coatings, their plasma, or chemical surface modification, as well as the application of DLC in multilayer structures, will be appreciated. In addition, thanks to these contributions, it will be possible to show the development trends of the current research in this field.
Prof. Dr. Witold Kaczorowski
Prof. Dr. Witold Jakubowski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- DLC
- doped DLC
- surface modification
- biomedical application
- plasma
- CVD
- PVD
