THIN FILM COMPOSITES OF NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND PARTICLES AND DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON: STRUCTURAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) films have been the focus of extensive research in recent years due to their potential application as surface coatings. In this paper, we report the main results obtained in our laboratories from the production and characterization of nanocrystalline diamond particles (NCD) incorporated in DLC films for biomedical applications. The films were growth on 316L stainless steel substrates from a dispersion of NCD nanoparticles in hexane using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Raman