| An overview on diamond-like carbon coatings in medical applications R Hauert, K Thorwarth, G Thorwarth Surface and Coatings Technology 233, 119-130, 2013 | 253 | 2013 |
| Investigation on plasma immersion ion implantation treated medical implants S Mändl, R Sader, G Thorwarth, D Krause, HF Zeilhofer, HH Horch, ... Biomolecular Engineering 19 (2-6), 129-132, 2002 | 114 | 2002 |
| Tribological behavior of DLC-coated articulating joint implants G Thorwarth, CV Falub, U Müller, B Weisse, C Voisard, M Tobler, ... Acta Biomaterialia 6 (6), 2335-2341, 2010 | 86 | 2010 |
| Retrospective lifetime estimation of failed and explanted diamond-like carbon coated hip joint balls R Hauert, CV Falub, G Thorwarth, K Thorwarth, C Affolter, M Stiefel, ... Acta biomaterialia 8 (8), 3170-3176, 2012 | 74 | 2012 |
| Raman study of titanium oxide layers produced with plasma immersion ion implantation S Mändl, G Thorwarth, M Schreck, B Stritzker, B Rauschenbach Surface and Coatings Technology 125 (1-3), 84-88, 2000 | 73 | 2000 |
| Rutile formation and oxygen diffusion in oxygen PIII-treated titanium G Thorwarth, S Mändl, B Rauschenbach Surface and Coatings technology 136 (1-3), 236-240, 2001 | 64 | 2001 |
| Analysis of the in-vivo failure of the adhesive interlayer for a DLC coated articulating metatarsophalangeal joint R Hauert, G Thorwarth, U Müller, M Stiefel, CV Falub, K Thorwarth, ... Diamond and related materials 25, 34-39, 2012 | 61 | 2012 |
| Plasma immersion ion implantation treatment of medical implants S Mändl, D Krause, G Thorwarth, R Sader, F Zeilhofer, HH Horch, ... Surface and Coatings Technology 142, 1046-1050, 2001 | 60 | 2001 |
| In vitro studies of the adhesion of diamond-like carbon thin films on CoCrMo biomedical implant alloy CV Falub, U Müller, G Thorwarth, M Parlinska-Wojtan, C Voisard, ... Acta Materialia 59 (11), 4678-4689, 2011 | 59 | 2011 |
| Investigation of DLC synthesized by plasma immersion ion implantation and deposition G Thorwarth, C Hammerl, M Kuhn, W Assmann, B Schey, B Stritzker Surface and Coatings Technology 193 (1-3), 206-212, 2005 | 55 | 2005 |
| Biocompatibility of titanium based implants treated with plasma immersion ion implantation S Mändl, R Sader, G Thorwarth, D Krause, HF Zeilhofer, HH Horch, ... Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam …, 2003 | 52 | 2003 |
| Variable lattice expansion in martensitic stainless steel after nitrogen ion implantation D Manova, G Thorwarth, S Mändl, H Neumann, B Stritzker, ... Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam …, 2006 | 51 | 2006 |
| Diamond-like carbon coatings on a CoCrMo implant alloy: A detailed XPS analysis of the chemical states at the interface U Müller, CV Falub, G Thorwarth, C Voisard, R Hauert Acta materialia 59 (3), 1150-1161, 2011 | 50 | 2011 |
| A quantitative in vitro method to predict the adhesion lifetime of diamond-like carbon thin films on biomedical implants CV Falub, G Thorwarth, C Affolter, U Müller, C Voisard, R Hauert Acta Biomaterialia 5 (8), 3086-3097, 2009 | 50 | 2009 |
| Biocompatibility of Doped Diamond‐Like Carbon Coatings for Medical Implants G Thorwarth, B Saldamli, F Schwarz, P Jürgens, C Leiggener, R Sader, ... Plasma Processes and Polymers 4 (S1), S364-S368, 2007 | 50 | 2007 |
| Plasma immersion ion implantation using titanium and oxygen ions G Thorwarth, S Mändl, B Rauschenbach Surface and Coatings Technology 128, 116-120, 2000 | 50 | 2000 |
| Synthesis of silver and copper nanoparticle containing aC: Hby ion irradiation of polymers F Schwarz, G Thorwarth, B Stritzker Solid State Sciences 11 (10), 1819-1823, 2009 | 39 | 2009 |
| Cohesive and adhesive failure of hard and brittle films on ductile metallic substrates: A film thickness size effect analysis of the model system hydrogenated diamond-like … D Bernoulli, K Häfliger, K Thorwarth, G Thorwarth, R Hauert, R Spolenak Acta materialia 83, 29-36, 2015 | 36 | 2015 |
| Plasma immersion ion implantation of cold-work steel G Thorwarth, S Mändl, B Rauschenbach Surface and Coatings Technology 125 (1-3), 94-99, 2000 | 26 | 2000 |
| On interlayer stability and high-cycle simulator performance of diamond-like carbon layers for articulating joint replacements K Thorwarth, G Thorwarth, R Figi, B Weisse, M Stiefel, R Hauert International journal of molecular sciences 15 (6), 10527-10540, 2014 | 25 | 2014 |
