Effects of surface coating on reducing friction and wear of orthopaedic implants

Synthesis and characterization of titanium-containing graphite-like carbon films with low internal stress and superior tribological properties

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Characterization of Co–Cr–Mo alloys after a thermal treatment for high wear resistance

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Tantalum-based multilayer coating on cobalt alloys in total hip and knee replacement

(2012) C. Balagna et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Classification of DLC films in terms of biological response

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Diamond like carbon coatings for potential application in biological implants—a review

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Microstructure, Morphology and Properties of Titanium Containing Graphite-Like Carbon Films Deposited by Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering

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Laser processed TiN reinforced Ti6Al4V composite coatings

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Tribological properties of diamond-like carbon coatings prepared by anode layer source and magnetron sputtering

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Porous tantalum structures for bone implants: Fabrication, mechanical and in vitro biological properties

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Colloid-chemical processes in the growth and design of the bio-inorganic aragonite structure in the scleractinian coral Cladocora caespitosa

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Tribology of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene film on Si substrate with chromium nitride, titanium nitride and diamond like carbon as intermediate layers

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Improved wear performance of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene coated with hydrogenated diamond like carbon

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Direct laser processing of a tantalum coating on titanium for bone replacement structures

(2009) Vamsi Krishna Balla et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Deposition of a-C:H films on UHMWPE substrate and its wear-resistance

(2009) Dong Xie et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Enhanced tribological performances of nanocrystalline diamond film

(2009) A. Schneider et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRACTORY METALS & HARD MATERIALS

A comparative study of titanium nitrides, TiN, TiNbN and TiCN, as coatings for biomedical applications

(2009) A.P. Serro et al.   SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY

Tribocorrosion of Diamond-Like Carbon Deposited on Ti6Al4V

(2009) T. M. Manhabosco et al.   TRIBOLOGY LETTERS

Electrodeposition of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films on Ti

(2008) T.M. Manhabosco et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Biomedical applications of titanium and its alloys

(2008) C. N. Elias et al.   JOM

Surface-engineered metal-on-metal bearings improve the friction and wear properties of local area contact in total joint arthroplasty

(2008) Hironobu Koseki et al.   SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY

The role of tribology and metrology in the latest development of bio-materials

(2008) L. Blunt et al.   WEAR

Sensitivity to implant materials in patients with total knee arthroplasties

(2007) Donatella Granchi et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Synthesis and mechanical wear studies of ultra smooth nanostructured diamond (USND) coatings deposited by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition with He/H2/CH4/N2 mixtures

(2007) S. Chowdhury et al.   DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS

Tribological investigation of coatings for artificial joints

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