Structure and tribology of biocompatible Ti–C:H coatings
Vitu, Tomas, Polcar, Tomas, Cvrek, Ladislav, Novak, Rudolf, Macak, Jan, Vyskocil, Jiri and Cavaleiro, Alabano (2008) Structure and tribology of biocompatible Ti–C:H coatings. [in special issue: Sixth Asian-European International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering] Surface and Coatings Technology, 202, (22-23), 5790-5793. (doi:10.1016/j.surfcoat.2008.06.040).
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Ti–C:H coatings with different carbon content for biomedical applications were deposited by PECVD. Ti was varied by magnetron sputtering a Ti-target with different power in a dc discharge regime having Ar in the atmosphere. Ti–C:H coating was tribologically tested reflecting its expected use as an interlayer for improving the adhesion of functional a-C:H coatings. The tribological properties were studied using a pin-on-disc CSM Tribometer in order to ensure stable tribological properties of the whole Ti–C:H/DLC system for any case of top layer failure. The sliding tests were carried out at room temperature in room environment with relative air humidity 40 ± 5%, in 0.9% NaCl water solution (physiological solution, PS) and in 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) dissolved in Ringer's saline solution using 440C steel balls with a diameter of 8 mm. The variation of the C2H2 flow led to carbon contents in the range [18–91 at.%]. The Ti-rich coatings exhibited poor wear resistance, while the best tribological properties were achieved for TiC/a-C:H coatings deposited with the highest C2H2 flows. When tested in biological solutions, the friction and wear resistance were analyzed with respect to their corrosion properties
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0257-8972 (print) |
| Keywords: | Ti–C:H coatings, tribology, physiological solution, fetal bovine serum |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RD Surgery Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering and the Environment > Engineering Sciences > n CATS Research Group |
| Item ID: | 199781 |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Oct 2011 12:59 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jan 2012 04:05 |
| Contributors: | Vitu, Tomas (Author) Polcar, Tomas (Author) Cvrek, Ladislav (Author) Novak, Rudolf (Author) Macak, Jan (Author) Vyskocil, Jiri (Author) Cavaleiro, Alabano (Author) |
| Date: | 30 August 2008 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/199781 |
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