Fluorinated diamond-like carbon as antit
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Terumitsu Hasebe; Atsushi Shimada; Tetsuya Suzuki; Yoshiaki Matsuoka; Toshiya Sa
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Diamondβlike carbon (DLC) is being considered for widespread clinical use as a surface coating for cardiovascular devices. We synthesized fluorinated DLC (FβDLC) coatings in order to create a more hydrophobic surface with improved antithrombogenicity and flexibility when compared with c