In vitro studies of DLC coatings with silicon intermediate layer

R Butter, M Allen, L Chandra, AH Lettington… - Diamond and Related …, 1995 - Elsevier
In vitro studies have been carried out using three cell culture lines, to investigate the
biocompatibility of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coated discs. The thin film samples have …

Diamond-like carbon for biomedical applications

RS Butter, AH Lettington - … of Diamond Films and Related Materials, 1995 - opg.optica.org
Early studies involving the implantation of DLC-coated pins into sheep showed good
bonding of the tissue to the DLC, indicating its value as a biocompatible coating. During the …

The effect of exposure to biological fluids on the spallation resistance of diamond-like carbon coatings on metallic substrates

L Chandra, M Allen, R Butter, N Rushton… - Journal of Materials …, 1995 - Springer
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films have been deposited by RF plasma-assisted glow
discharge CVD on AISI 304 stainless steel and Ti− 6Al− 4V substrates. A substrate plastic …

The corrosion tests of amorphous carbon coatings deposited by rf dense plasma onto steel with different chromium contents

P Couvrat, M Denis, M Langer, S Mitura… - Diamond and related …, 1995 - Elsevier
In the paper the results of experimental studies concerning characterization of amorphous
carbon layers obtained by a new method of rf dense plasma CVD onto steel with different …