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Diamond-like carbon coatings with Ca-O-incorporation for improved biological acceptance
A Dorner-Reisel1, C Schürer, G Irmer
1Institute of Ceramic Materials, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Gustav-Zeuner-Strasse 3, 09596 Freiberg, Germany. dorner@anw.ikw.tu-freiberg.de
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
|October 25, 2002
Abstract:
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings were modified by doping the thin films with Ca-O compounds. Raman spectroscopy indicates growth of sp(2)-hybridised, ordered regions in size and/or number within the amorphous carbon-hydrogen network as a result of the Ca-O-incorporation. CaCO(3) was identified by X-ray induced photoelectron spectroscopy. Proliferation and morphology of L929 mouse fibroblasts reveal improved biocompatibility of Ca-O-modified DLC.