Title Beneficial silver: Antibacterial nanocomposite Ag-DLC coating to reduce osteolysis of orthopaedic implants
Authors ENDRINO ARMENTEROS, JOSÉ LUIS, Sánchez-López J.C. , Galindo R.E. , Horwat D. , Anders A.
External publication Si
Means SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR RESEARCHERS IN MATERIALS AND PLASMA TECHNOLOGY, 7TH IMRMPT
Scope Conference Paper
Nature Científica
SJR Quartile 3
SJR Impact 0.288
Web https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79952428154&doi=10.1088%2f1742-6596%2f252%2f1%2f012005&partnerID=40&md5=00279064280b4691174c63f7229accb3
Publication date 01/01/2010
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-79952428154
DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/252/1/012005
Abstract Silver-containing diamond-like-carbon (DLC) is a promising material for biomedical implants due to its excellent combination of antibacterial and mechanical properties. In this work, a dual-cathode pulsed filtered cathodic arc source containing silver and graphite rods was employed in order to obtain DLC samples with various silver contents. Chemical composition of the samples was analyzed by acquiring their compositional depth-profiles using radio-frequency Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy (rf-GDOES), while the microstructural properties were analyzed by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. Tribological studies carried out against UHMWPE balls in fetal bovine serum indicate that the presence of silver in DLC could be beneficial to reduce the wear of the polymeric surfaces. © 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd.
Keywords Amorphous carbon; Amorphous films; Chemical analysis; Glow discharges; Medical applications; Optical emission spectroscopy; Wear of materials; X ray diffraction; Antibacterial nanocomposites; Biotribology; Chemical compositions; Compositional depth profile; GDOES; Micro-structural properties; Radio frequency glow discharge; Raman; Silver
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