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Medical Device Coatings Are Advancing At a Rapid Pace
Improved patient outcomes are being tied to advanced medical device coatings. When it comes to medical device coatings, today’s technological advancements have allowed for improvements in therapeutic treatment. The coating materials formulas that are available for use makes it possible to deliver a wide array of therapeutic drugs and agents to elicit a range of tissue and bodily responses. It has helped thousands of patients and specialists when it comes to effective and positive treatment distribution. It continues to be developed today and look for it to have an even more profound effect on today’s medical industry. An Example of Coating Usage A device that is prone to the development…
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Critical Factors of Physical Vapor Deposition
Written by: Denton Vacuum, LLC Prior to the coating process, consider all of the factors that play into quality of the film. Physical vapor deposition coating, or PVD coating, is one of the simplest and most commonly used methods for deposition. That being said, the process of PVD coating requires the user to focus on critical aspects that directly affect the quality of the deposited material. Features The process of PVD coating occurs in a high vacuum environment with plasma being activated to reach extreme temperatures. The temperatures that the substrate is coated with reach a ballpark figure of 450 degrees to 1000 degrees. Critical Factors The most critical factor…
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More Insight into Ionization and Sputtering Systems
What divides magnetron sputtering from various other sputtering approaches is the very high level of ionization of the target material which is deposited on the substrate. The film deposited can be as thin as a few atoms, but it’s nearly as strong as a diamond. A magnetron sputtering system, likewise called high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) and high-power pulsed magnetron sputtering (HPPMS), is a fairly new advancement in precision vacuum system processes. The first device was made by Kouznetsov in October of 2001. Most industries that create medical tools, optical instruments and semi-conductors have benefited from this technology If a product to be coated requires many layers of coating, it…
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Safety and Vacuum Sputtering Systems
Guest post is provided by Denton Vacuum, LLC, distributor of the Sputter Deposition system and associated vacuum technology. Visit their website for more product information. Many different materials can be used via vacuum metallization. Vacuum systems allow metals and other materials to be melted down at extremely high temperatures and condense on a target surface within the system. These systems are highly sensitive and require expert technicians for operation. For example, simply touching the system with bare hands can cause contamination due to oils in the skin. Proper cleaning requires expert care with gloves and a special solution. A certified technician is the best person to operate vacuum sputtering systems.…
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The Science and Application of Sputtering Systems
Guest post is provided by Denton Vacuum, LLC, providing the magnetron sputtering system for a variety of industry applications. View their website for more information. Vacuum sputtering technology like plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition allows for thin, diamond-like films to be laid on pieces of plastic or metal. The substrate to be laid in a film on the target is heated to levels so high, it can be compared to the temperature of the sun. As it cools, it condenses in a microscopic layer over the target, so thin that you would need an electron microscope to view the thickness of the layer. Because the layer is so durable, it can…
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Medical Device Coatings Are Advancing At a Rapid Pace