Abstract
Amorphous carbon coatings for implantable medical devices require high mechanical strength, adhesion and uniform biocompatibility response across the devices. Investigation of a-C:H properties and structure variation with thickness and substrate material provides valuable insightinto requirements for device coating. A number of devices are coated and the effect of interfaciallayers, film doping and the spatial variation in quality is investigated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 477-484 |
| Journal | Materials Science Forum |
| Volume | 518 |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 2006 |