Properties of diamond like carbon thin film coatings on stainless steel medical guidewires

被引:63
作者
McLaughlin, JA
Meenan, B
Maguire, P
Jamieson, N
机构
[1] N. Ireland Bio-Engineering Centre, Sch. of Elec. and Mech. Engineering, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim BT37 OQB, Shore Road
关键词
diamond like carbon; medical guidewires; stainless steel; atomic force microscopy;
D O I
10.1016/0925-9635(96)80065-3
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
An investigation of plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition of diamond like carbon deposited on medical grade stainless steel guidewires is presented and contrasted with existing guidewire coating techniques. Raman spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy studies indicate that this novel coating of guidewires, exhibits diamond like characteristics which possess a form of bulk microstructure reflecting the desired low coefficient of friction, high bulk hardness and good substrate bonding properties that are required for medical guidewires.
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页码:486 / 491
页数:6
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