Diamond-like carbon coatings enhance scratch resistance of bearing surfaces for use in joint arthroplasty: Hard substrates outperform soft

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 527-535

  Roy, Marcel E ^a   Whiteside, Leo A ^a,b   Katerberg, Brian J ^b  

^a Missouri Bone and Joint Center   (United States)

^b Signal Medical Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Coating(s); Cobalt chromium (alloys); Surface modification; Zirconia

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE COATINGS; BEARING SURFACES; CERAMIC SUBSTRATES; COBALT-CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COHESIVE FRACTURE; DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON COATINGS; DLC COATINGS; FEMORAL HEADS; HARD SUBSTRATE; HIGHER LOADS; JOINT ARTHROPLASTY; OPTICAL PROFILOMETRY; PILE-UP; SCRATCH RESISTANCE; SCRATCH TEST; STABILIZED ZIRCONIA; SURFACE MODIFICATION; TENSILE CRACK;

ALLOYS; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); CERAMIC COATINGS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COBALT; DIAMONDS; FRACTURE; HARD COATINGS; METAL RECOVERY; PILES; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SPALLING; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE RESISTANCE; SURFACE TREATMENT; ZIRCONIA;

PLASTIC COATINGS;

CARBON; CHROMIUM; COBALT; DIAMOND; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; FEMUR HEAD; MATERIAL COATING; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CARBON; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; COBALT; DIAMOND; HARDNESS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 65949088092     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31244     Document Type: Article

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