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Diamondlike Carbon, Carbon Nitride, and Titanium Nitride Coatings on Metal and Polymer Substrates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

R.J. Narayan ,
Q. Wei ,
A.K. Sharma ,
J.J. Cuomo  and
J. Narayan
R.J. Narayan
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7916 School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Q. Wei
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7916
A.K. Sharma
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7916
J.J. Cuomo
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7916
J. Narayan
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7916
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Abstract

We have deposited diamondlike carbon, carbon nitride, and titanium nitride biocompatible coatings using pulsed laser deposition and magnetron sputtering on metallic (cobalt-chromium and titanium- 6% aluminum- 4% vanadium) and polymeric (high-density polyethylene) substrates commonly used in human prosthetic devices. A major advantage of the magnetron sputtering deposition technique is that it provides conformal coverage of large-area films. The coatings were characterized by electron diffraction and imaging, Raman spectroscopy, X- ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electron- energy loss spectroscopy, and nanoindenter hardness measurements. The physical properties (especially hardness) of the diamondlike carbon films were controlled using carbide and noncarbide forming elements. By varying the doping concentration as a function of thickness, functionally gradient materials with superior tribological and mechanical properties can be created. The implications of these results are discussed in the context of biomedical applications.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 526: Symposium Y – Advances in Laser Ablation of Materials , 1998 , 355
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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