Thin Film Coatings for Biomaterials and Biomedical Applications

Professor Hans Griesser, Mawson Institute, University of South Australia, Australia

Part One Fundamentals of thin film technologies for biomedical applications 1. Thin film deposition technologies and processing of biomaterials 2. Thin film growth on biomaterial surfaces 3. Tailoring thin films for implant specific applications 4. Protein and lipid adsorption on thin film surfaces Part Two Properties of thin films for biomedical applications 5. Characterisation of thin films for biomedical applications 6. Mechanical behaviour and properties of thin films for biomedical applications 7. Thin film coatings and the biomaterial interface Part Three Functional thin films for biomedical applications 8. Thin films for tissue engineering applications 9. Thin film coatings for stem cell technologies 10. Bacteria resistant surfaces for biomedical applications 11. Uniform films leading to accelerated bacterial inactivation under light and in the dark on 2D-surfaces 12. DLC thin film coatings for implantable medical devices