Biomedical applications of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings: A review

Diamond like carbon coatings for potential application in biological implants—a review

“…DLCs can be found in various biomedical applications such as arterial stents, ophthalmic surgery needles, medical wires and contact lenses [6]. These different applications utilise different coating properties.…”

“…DLC coatings have been investigated for use in biomedical situations [6,[26][27][28][29][30][31][32]. They have been shown to not only have excellent bio-and hemo-compatibility, but the ability to tailor their surface by doping and compositional variations to the role they are required for has proven valuable.…”

“…They have been shown to not only have excellent bio-and hemo-compatibility, but the ability to tailor their surface by doping and compositional variations to the role they are required for has proven valuable. Cells have already been grown successfully on DLCs, including macrophages, fibroblasts and other human tissues [6].…”

“…Reviews by Dearnaley and Arps [6], Hauert [7] and Cui and Li [8] all show promise in the use of a DLC coatings in in vitro testing. All propose further testing, with Dearnaley and Arps [6] suggesting the time for in vivo testing has arrived, whereas Hauert and Cui and Li suggest further in vitro testing is needed due to variable results. However all these reviews are at least 7 years out of date, with this review aiming to update the study with papers that have been published in the intervening years.…”

Tribocorrosion behavior and ions release of CoCrMo alloy coated with a TiAlVCN/CN multilayer in simulated body fluid plus bovine serum albumin

“…DLC (diamond like carbon) and CNx carbon nitride monolayer coatings are currently being studied as candidates for the coating of CoCrMo biomedical alloys because of their superior mechanical properties such as high hardness, and high wear resistance coupled with excellent biocompatibility [13].…”