Influence of carbon coatings origin on the properties important for biomedical application

Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the properties of a carbon layer depending of the origin of applied methods. Quasiamorphous carbon coatings prepared by ion beam methane decomposition by RF dense plasma and vacuum pulsed arc deposition were applied to stainless steel implants used in surgery. The studies of carbon films as coatings for implants in surgery were aimed on the investigations of biological resistance of implants, histopathological investigations using laboratory animals, tests of corrosion resistance, measurements of mechanical properties and a breakdown test in Tyrod solution. The comparison of the properties of the coating produced by these methods shows very good biotolerance and biocompatibility of all of the coatings. They are not corroded in physiological fluids. From the other side they have different properties, especially electrical and optical, and are not influenced on medical applications. The obtained results prove that the implants coated by all the methods mentioned are a very good material for medical use.
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biomaterials, carbon coatings, Plasma assisted CVD
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0925-9635
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