Diamond-Like-Carbon Coatings for Advanced Biomedical Applications

Abstract

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) is considered as a versatile coating material that finds a variety of mechanical and biomedical applications, including endoprosthesis and dental implants [1]. It provides mechanical robustness and cell-compatibility at the same time. Therefore, DLC has been extensively researched for achieving high hardness, low friction, high wear resistance to make it more sustainable [2]. Furthermore, DLC coatings are antithrombogenic and noncytotoxic. Consequently, they are being critically explored for various in-vivo and in-vitro biomedical applications ranging from orthopaedic applications to cardiovascular as well as neural interfacing agent. As such, DLC coatings has been certified as biocompatible in both in vitro and in vivo studies due to their strong C-C bonding environment [3,4].