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Surface Topography, Surface Energy and Wettability of Magnetron‐Sputtered Amorphous Carbon (a‐C) Films and Their Relevance for Platelet Adhesion
Author(s) -
Stüber M.,
Niederberger L.,
Danneil F.,
Leiste H.,
Ulrich S.,
Welle A.,
Marin M.,
Fischer H.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.200700224
Subject(s) - materials science , amorphous solid , amorphous carbon , wetting , adhesion , carbon fibers , surface energy , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , platelet adhesiveness , substrate (aquarium) , surface modification , platelet , composite material , platelet aggregation , chemistry , organic chemistry , oceanography , composite number , engineering , geology , immunology , biology
Since many years, amorphous carbon films (a‐C, a‐C:H, DLC) have attracted much attention for applications with regard of their promising biomedical and biofunctional properties. The blood coagulation mechanism on a‐C surfaces is not yet exactly understood. In this work, the behaviour of platelets adhered onto amorphous carbon films (a‐C) is described from a macroscopic point of view.