TriboCoats which are specialized surface coatings mainly designed to reduce friction, wear and tear on surfaces (in contact) enhance biosensing, tissue engineering, and medical device performance by reducing friction, improving biocompatibility, and controlling drug release. They also promote wound healing, joint lubrication, and skin health. By applying TriboCoats, researchers and industries can improve patient outcomes and advance our understanding of biological systems. TriboCoats like carbides and nitrides of transition metals and their composites like Silicon Carbon Nitride (Si-C-N), Ti-B-Si-C are used for the purpose. These coatings enhance sensor sensitivity, selectivity, and durability, enabling accurate detection of biomarkers, infectious diseases, and environmental pollutants. This study explores the nanomechanical (nanoindentation) properties and bio-based applications of these TriboCoats focussing on wear and abrasion tests, damage, fracture and stress analysis beneath the indentation point influencing their durability and biocompatibility. The study demonstrates the significance of topology in tailoring the properties for surface engineering and bio-based applications.
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