Examination of surface properties and in vitro biological performance of amorphous diamond-like carbon-coated polyurethane

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 230-236

  Jones, David S ^a   Garvin, Clare P ^a   Dowling, Denis ^b   Donnelly, Kevin ^c   Gorman, Sean P ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ENTERPRISE IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Contact angle; Diamond like carbon; Encrustation; Microbial adherence; Polyurethane

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; COATINGS; CONTACT ANGLE; DIAMOND LIKE CARBON FILMS; POLYURETHANES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; ENCRUSTATION; MICROBIAL ADHERENCE; NATIVE POLYMER; POLYMERIC MEDICAL DEVICES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

CARBON; DIAMOND; DIAMOND LIKE CARBON; HYDROXYAPATITE; POLYMER; POLYURETHAN; STRUVITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTACT ANGLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHILICITY; MATERIAL COATING; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; REFRACTION INDEX; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DIAMOND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYURETHANES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 33746671937     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30474     Document Type: Article

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