Characterization of bioacceptable carbon materials.
Bioacceptable carbon films deposited with a new low temperature technique have been investigated using Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Our results reveal a substantial similarity between the low temperature deposited film and the well-known bioacceptable low temperature isotropic (LTI) pyrocarbon.  The Raman spectra, as well as the larger density and oxygen content in the bulk, lead to the speculation of the presence of the common tetrahedral bonds in these materials.
Physics Department, University of Modena, Italy.
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D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013696:Temperature