Anil, Midathada Ahmed, Sk Faruque Yi, Jin Woo Moon, Myoung-Woon Lee, Kwang-Ryeol Kim, Yu Chan Seok, Hyun Kwang Han, Seung Hee 2024-01-20T19:33:13Z 2024-01-20T19:33:13Z 2021-09-02 2010-04 0925-9635 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/131596 Tribological performance of diamond-like carbon (DLC) and Si doped DLC (Si-DLC) films on Ti-6Al-4V under bovine serum as well as water and ambient air condition has been studied in terms of surface modification with O-2 plasma treatment for superhydrophilic surface. A tribo-test revealed that bovine serum significantly enhanced the tribological performance on all DLC surfaces in comparison with those under water or in air medium. Especially, O-2 plasma treated Si-DLC coatings with superhydrophilic nature were found to lower the wear and increase coating stability associated with macromolecules especially proteins in the bovine serum and their interactions with surfaces. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. English ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA CHEMICAL-VAPOR-DEPOSITION MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES WETTABILITY GRADIENT PROTEIN ADSORPTION FILMS SURFACES ADHESION ENERGY WEAR DLC Tribological performance of hydrophilic diamond-like carbon coatings on Ti-6Al-4V in biological environment Article 10.1016/j.diamond.2009.12.001 1 DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, v.19, no.4, pp.300 - 304 DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS 19 4 300 304 scie scopus 000276130000006 2-s2.0-76749168023 Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Materials Science, Coatings & Films Physics, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Materials Science Physics Article CHEMICAL-VAPOR-DEPOSITION MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES WETTABILITY GRADIENT PROTEIN ADSORPTION FILMS SURFACES ADHESION ENERGY WEAR DLC Diamond-like carbon Sliding wear Si-DLC Bovine serum Superhydrophilic