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Diamondlike Carbon-Metal Nanocomposite Films for Medical Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

R. J. Narayan ,
H. Abernathy ,
L. Riester ,
C. J. Berry  and
R. Brigmon
R. J. Narayan
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332–0245
H. Abernathy
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332–0245
L. Riester
Affiliation:
Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
C. J. Berry
Affiliation:
Environmental Biotechnology Section, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC 29808
R. Brigmon
Affiliation:
Environmental Biotechnology Section, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC 29808
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Abstract

Silver and platinum were incorporated within diamondlike carbon (DLC) thin films using a multicomponent target pulsed laser deposition process. Transmission electron microscopy of the DLC-silver and DLC-platinum composite films reveals that these films self-assemble into particulate nanocomposite structures that possess a high fraction of sp3-hybridized carbon atoms. DLC-silver-platinum films demonstrated exceptional antimicrobial properties against Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 843: Symposium T – Surface Engineering-Fundamentals and Applications , 2004 , T1.4
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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