2016
Volume 16, Number 1, pp. 70-74
Diamond biocompatible coatings for medical implants
V.V. Starikov,1 S.L Starikova,2 A.G. Mamalis3 and S.N. Lavrynenko1
1National Technical University “Kh.P.I.”, Kharkov, Ukraine
2Kharkov Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education, Kharkov, Ukraine
3Project Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Engineering, NCSR “Demokritos”, Athens, Greece
New carbon (diamond-like) nanocomposite coatings deposited from a C60 ionic beam can be used as a wear-resistant protective coating for implants. It was found that these coatings enhance resistance to electrochemical corrosion processes due to a shift of the material’s electrode potential to a zone of positive values. They also promote a complex of reparative, adaptative and compensatory reorganization that accelerates the healing processes in the vicinity of the implant.
Keywords: biocompatibility, diamond-like films, electrode potential, implant coating, nanocomposite, structure