Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/105409
Title: Overview on the Antimicrobial Activity and Biocompatibility of Sputtered Carbon-Based Coatings
Authors: Carvalho, Isabel 
Rodrigues, Lisa 
Lima, Maria José
Carvalho, Sandra 
Cruz, Sandra M. A. 
Keywords: diamond-like carbon; biomedical applications; antibacterial; biocompatibility
Issue Date: 2021
Publisher: MDPI
Project: UIDB/00285/2020 
UID/EMS/00285/2019 
UIDB/04650/2020 
POCI-01-545 0145-FEDER-030446 
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-024521 
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000012-HealthyAging2020 
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007440 
UID/NEU/04539/2019 
Serial title, monograph or event: Processes
Volume: 9
Issue: 8
Abstract: Due to their outstanding properties, carbon-based structures have received much attention from the scientific community. Their applications are diverse and include use in coatings on selflubricating systems for anti-wear situations, thin films deposited on prosthetic elements, catalysis structures, or water remediation devices. From these applications, the ones that require the most careful testing and improvement are biomedical applications. The biocompatibility and antibacterial issues of medical devices remain a concern, as several prostheses still fail after several years of implantation and biofilm formation remains a real risk to the success of a device. Sputtered deposition prevents the introduction of hazardous chemical elements during the preparation of coatings, and this technique is environmentally friendly. In addition, the mechanical properties of C-based coatings are remarkable. In this paper, the latest advances in sputtering methods and biocompatibility and antibacterial action for diamond-based carbon (DLC)-based coatings are reviewed and the greater outlook is then discussed.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/105409
ISSN: 2227-9717
DOI: 10.3390/pr9081428
Rights: openAccess
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