Novel Biocompatible Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD) Coating Technology for a New Generation of Medical Implants, Devices, and Scaffolds for Developmental Biology
نویسنده
چکیده
The novel ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) coating technology, developed by the author of this article and many colleagues (see acknowledgements) [1], and patented (see selected patents, of seventeen, in references [2-5]), in recent years, is providing a new paradigm material for a new generation of implantable medical devices, prostheses, and new scaffolds for stem cell growth and differentiation for developmental biology. It is important to point out that the UNCD coating technology is already in the market, commercialized by Advanced Diamond Technologies (www.thindiamond.com), a company co-founded by O. Auciello and J. A. Carlisle in 2003, profitable in 2014).
منابع مشابه
Ultrananocrystalline diamond film as an optimal cell interface for biomedical applications.
Surfaces of materials that promote cell adhesion, proliferation, and growth are critical for new generation of implantable biomedical devices. These films should be able to coat complex geometrical shapes very conformally, with smooth surfaces to produce hermetic bioinert protective coatings, or to provide surfaces for cell grafting through appropriate functionalization. Upon performing a surve...
متن کاملCell Growth on Different Types of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Thin Films
Unique functional materials provide a platform as scaffolds for cell/tissue regeneration. Investigation of cell-materials' chemical and biological interactions will enable the application of more functional materials in the area of bioengineering, which provides a pathway to the novel treatment for patients who suffer from tissue/organ damage and face the limitation of donation sources. Many st...
متن کاملNitrogen-incorporated ultrananocrystalline diamond and multi-layer-graphene-like hybrid carbon films
Nitrogen-incorporated ultrananocrystalline diamond (N-UNCD) and multi-layer-graphene-like hybrid carbon films have been synthesized by microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (MPECVD) on oxidized silicon which is pre-seeded with diamond nanoparticles. MPECVD of N-UNCD on nanodiamond seeds produces a base layer, from which carbon structures nucleate and grow perpendicularly to form s...
متن کاملMaterials science and fabrication processes for a new MEMS technology based on ultrananocrystalline diamond thin films
Most MEMS devices are currently based on silicon because of the available surface machining technology. However, Si has poor mechanical and tribological properties which makes it difficult to produce high performance Si based MEMS devices that could work reliably, particularly in harsh environments; diamond, as a superhard material with high mechanical strength, exceptional chemical inertness, ...
متن کاملLarge Area Low Temperature Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD) Films and Integration with CMOS Devices for Monolithically Integrated Diamond MEMS/NEMS-CMOS Systems
Because of exceptional mechanical, chemical, and tribological properties, diamond has a great potential to be used as a material for the development of high-performance MEMS and NEMS such as resonators and switches compatible with harsh environments, which involve mechanical motion and intermittent contact. Integration of such MEMS/NEMS devices with complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS...
متن کامل