Owing to their high hardness, fracture toughness and oxidation resistance, tungsten carbide
(WC) coatings are extensively deposited on parts that operate in demanding applications …

A review of published works in the field of catalyst synthesis and treatment with the use of
non‐equilibrium plasma techniques has been composed. Non‐equilibrium plasmas, also …

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films were deposited on AISI 316L stainless steel by using a
unipolar pulsed-DC plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (PACVD) system. In order to …

Due to renewed interest in hard-on-hard prosthetic joint replacements, especially metal-on-
metal (MOM) and ceramic-on-metal joints (COM), concerns about debris and released metal …

Power ultrasound (20 kHz, I ac= 20− 56 W cm− 2) was used to investigate physical and
chemical effects of acoustic cavitation at the water− glass interface. Physical effects were …

Plasma polymer films are more and more used in numerous applications such as the day‐to‐
day packaging, which requires a good mechanical resistance of the coating. Since …

Atmospheric pressure plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (AP-PECVD) using
Surfx AtomflowTM 250D APPJ was utilized to synthesize amorphous silicon carbonitride …

Amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC) is a wide-bandgap semiconductor with high robustness
and biocompatibility, making it a promising material for applications in biomedical device …

The study on amorphous hydrogenated silicon carbonitride (a‐SiCN) thin film coatings
produced by remote plasma chemical vapor deposition from 1, 1, 3, 3‐tetramethyldisilazane …

The scratch test, as probably the most widespread technique for assessment of the
adhesive/cohesive properties of a film–substrate system, fully depends on reliable …