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Low temperature plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition of amorphous carbon films for biomedical-polymeric substrates

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Low temperature plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition of amorphous carbon films for biomedical-polymeric substrates. / McColl, I. R.; Grant, D. M.; Green, S. M. et al.
In: Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 3, No. 1-2, 01.01.1994, p. 83-87.

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McColl, IR, Grant, DM, Green, SM, Wood, JV, Parker, TL, Parker, K, Goruppa, AA & Braithwaite, NSJ 1994, 'Low temperature plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition of amorphous carbon films for biomedical-polymeric substrates', Diamond and Related Materials, vol. 3, no. 1-2, pp. 83-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/0925-9635(94)90035-3

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McColl, I. R., Grant, D. M., Green, S. M., Wood, J. V., Parker, T. L., Parker, K., Goruppa, A. A., & Braithwaite, N. S. J. (1994). Low temperature plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition of amorphous carbon films for biomedical-polymeric substrates. Diamond and Related Materials, 3(1-2), 83-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/0925-9635(94)90035-3

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McColl IR, Grant DM, Green SM, Wood JV, Parker TL, Parker K et al. Low temperature plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition of amorphous carbon films for biomedical-polymeric substrates. Diamond and Related Materials. 1994 Jan 1;3(1-2):83-87. doi: 10.1016/0925-9635(94)90035-3

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McColl, I. R. ; Grant, D. M. ; Green, S. M. et al. / Low temperature plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition of amorphous carbon films for biomedical-polymeric substrates. In: Diamond and Related Materials. 1994 ; Vol. 3, No. 1-2. pp. 83-87.

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