TY - JOUR
T1 - Low temperature plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition of amorphous carbon films for biomedical-polymeric substrates
AU - McColl, I. R.
AU - Grant, D. M.
AU - Green, Sarah
AU - Wood, J. V.
AU - Parker, T. L.
AU - Parker, K.
AU - Goruppa, A. A.
AU - Braithwaite, N. St J.
PY - 1994/1/1
Y1 - 1994/1/1
N2 - Preliminary results have been obtained on the biocompatibility of amorphous carbon hydrogen (αC:H) coatings deposited on polystyrene. Deposition was carried out at low substrate temperatures using pulsed r.f. plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition from a methane-hydrogen gas mixture. Cytotoxicity tests using a standard cell line indicate a high degree of biocompatibility. Specifically, αC:H is not toxic to cells, appears to increase cell attachment and affords normal cell growth rates. Wear and other tests have revealed no significant differences between these αC:H coatings and those deposited on a stainless steel at a higher substrate temperature, except for a more pronounced surface texture. However, position in the r.f. plasma was found to be critical for the deposition of good, adherent low temperature coatings.
AB - Preliminary results have been obtained on the biocompatibility of amorphous carbon hydrogen (αC:H) coatings deposited on polystyrene. Deposition was carried out at low substrate temperatures using pulsed r.f. plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition from a methane-hydrogen gas mixture. Cytotoxicity tests using a standard cell line indicate a high degree of biocompatibility. Specifically, αC:H is not toxic to cells, appears to increase cell attachment and affords normal cell growth rates. Wear and other tests have revealed no significant differences between these αC:H coatings and those deposited on a stainless steel at a higher substrate temperature, except for a more pronounced surface texture. However, position in the r.f. plasma was found to be critical for the deposition of good, adherent low temperature coatings.
UR - https://puretest.lancaster.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/low-temperature-plasmaassisted-chemical-vapour-deposition-of-amorphous-carbon-films-for-biomedicalpolymeric-substrates(9fb1606f-adab-4b93-ba98-5f9d2137a4da).html
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0028117464
U2 - 10.1016/0925-9635(94)90035-3
DO - 10.1016/0925-9635(94)90035-3
M3 - Article
SN - 0925-9635
JO - Diamond and Related Materials
JF - Diamond and Related Materials
ER -