Medical Coating portfolio

Our Medthin™ Coatings for Implants

Coating	Material	Application Reference	Color	Hardness, GPa	Adhesion (depending on material)	Wear reduction	Thickness range [µm]	Roughness Ra (Rz) as deposited
Medthin™ 01 - Implants	Titanium Nitride	Titanium, TAV, CoCrMo, 316 LVM, all SS	Gold	22 - 30	>1500	>65%	3 - 7	<50
Medthin™ 11 - Implants	Titanium Niobium Nitride	Titanium, TAV, CoCrMo, 316 LVM, all SS	Gold	22 - 30	>1500	>65%	3 - 7	<50
Medthin™ 42 - Implants	Top layer: hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H) Base Layer: Chrom.-Nitride	on implants made of Titanium, TAV, CoCrMo, 316 LVM, all SS	Black	20 - 28	>1500	>65%	3 - 7	<50
Medthin™ 43 - Implants	Top layer: hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H) Base layer: amorphous Si-C:H	on implants made of Titanium, TAV, CoCrMo, 316 LVM, all SS	Black	12 - 24	-	>80%	1 - 5	-
Medthin™ 60 - Implants	Zirconium Nitride	Titanium, TAV, CoCrMo, 316 LVM, all SS	Light gold	22 - 30	>1500	>65%	3 - 7	<50

Our Medthin™ Coatings for Instruments

Coating	Material	Application Reference	Color	Thickness range [µm]	Hardness, GPa	Friction vs. Steel (dry)	Reflection reduction	Chemical resistance
Medthin™ 01 - Instruments	Titanium Nitride	Color coding, bone cutting, improves wear resistance on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Gold	0.5 - 5	22 - 30	0.5	similar to uncoated	Resistance to PH > 7, weaker in peroxide solutions PH < 7
Medthin™ 04 - Instruments	Titanium Oxy-Nitride	Color coding, inhibits bacterial proliferation, improves wear resistance on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Sand or Grey	0.5 - 5	22 - 30	0.6	similar to uncoated	Resistance to PH > 7, weaker in peroxide solutions PH < 7
Medthin™ 10 - Instruments	Titanium Carbon Nitride	Color coding, bone cutting, improves wear resistance on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Pink	1 - 5	22 - 30	0.3	similar to uncoated	Resistance to PH > 7, weaker in peroxide solutions PH < 7
Medthin™ 11 - Instruments	Titanium Niobium Nitride	Color coding, bone cutting, improves wear resistance on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Gold	0.5 - 5	22 - 30	0.5	similar to uncoated	Resistance to PH > 7, weaker in peroxide solutions PH < 7
Medthin™ 16 - Instruments	Titanium Aluminium Nitride	Color coding, bone cutting, improves wear resistance on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Bronze	0.5 - 5	22 - 30	0.6	similar to uncoated	Resistance to PH > 7, weaker in peroxide solutions PH < 7
Medthin™ 18 - Instruments	Titanium Aluminium Carbon Nitride	Color coding, bone cutting, improves wear resistance on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Pink	1.5 - 4.5	22 - 30	0.3	similar to uncoated	Resistance to PH > 7, weaker in peroxide solutions PH < 7
Medthin™ 20 - Instruments	Aluminium Titanium Nitride	Color coding, anti-reflection, improves wear resistance on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Grey-black	2 - 6	24 - 30	0.4	high, 70% of visible light absorbed	Resistance to PH > 7, weaker in peroxide solutions PH < 7
Medthin™ 30 - Instruments	Chromium Nitride	Color stability, improves wear resistance on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Silver-grey	0.5 - 10	20 - 30	0.5	similar to uncoated	Resistance to PH > 7, weaker in peroxide solutions PH < 7
Medthin™ 33 - Instruments	Chromium Carbon Nitride	Color coding, anti-reflection, reduces friction and wear on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Dark grey	1 - 4	12 - 16	<0.5	High, 70% of visible light absorbed	Resistant from PH 4 to 12
Medthin™ 36 - Instruments	Chromium Tungsten Carbon	Color coding, anti-reflection, skin and bone cutting, reduces friction and wear on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Black	1 - 8	5 - 8	<0.2	High, 80% of visible light absorbed	Resistant from PH 4 to 12
Medthin™ 40 - Instruments	Tungsten Carbide Carbon	Color coding, anti-reflection, high fracture toughness, reduces friction and wear on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Grey or black	1 - 10	10 - 18	0.2	High, 50 - 80% of visible light absorbed	Resistant from PH 4 to 12
Medthin™ 41 - Instruments	Top layer: Amorphous Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) / Base layer: poly crystalline Cr+WCC	Color coding, anti-reflection, high fracture toughness, reduces friction and wear on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Black	1 -5	20 - 28	0.2	High, 80% of visible light absorbed	Resistant from PH 4 to 12
Medthin™ 42 - Instruments	Top layer: Amorphous Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) / Base layer: crystalline Cr+CrN+WCC	Color coding, anti-reflection, high impact fatigue, reduces friction and wear on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Black	1 - 5	20 - 28	0.2	High, 80% of visible light absorbed	Resistant from PH 4 to 12
Medthin™ 43 - Instruments	Top Layer: Amorphous Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) / Base layer: Cr and amorphous Si-C:H	Color coding, anti-reflection, highly resistant to chemicals, reduces friction and wear on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Black	1 - 5	12 - 24	0.1	High, 80% of visible light absorbed	Resistant from PH 4 to 12
Medthin™ 48 - Instruments	Top layer: Tetragonal Carbon (ta-C) / Base layer: Cr	Bone cutting, reduces friction and wear on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Black	0.5 - 2	40 - 60	0.2	High, 80% of visible light absorbed	Resistant from PH 4 to 12
Medthin™ 60 - Instruments	Zirconium Nitride	Color coding, bone cutting, reduces wear on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Light gold	1 - 5	22 - 30	0.6	similar to uncoated	Resistant from PH 4 to 12
Medthin™ 61 - Instruments	Zirconium Carbon Nitride	Color coding, bone cutting, reduces wear on all SS, Ti and Al Alloys	Light gold to copper	1 - 5	22 - 30	0.6	similar to uncoated	Resistant from PH 4 to 12

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Dr. Ing. Tobias Brögelmann

Global Segment Manager Medical