Liquid Teflon vs Parylene

Posted by Sean Horn on Fri, Dec 30, 2016

Conformal coatings are surface treatments applied to a wide range of products and devices used for aerospace, automotive, biomedical, consumer, military and numerous other purposes.  Their primary objective is providing a protective film that supports a selected device’s ease of use, operating function, and service life, through an exceptional variety of working environments.  Liquid Teflon [&

Comparing Lubricious Coatings

Posted by Sean Horn on Fri, Dec 23, 2016

Selection of the material used to coat a medical device is very influenced by the operational environment it will encounter when implanted in the body.  Pertinent operational/performance factors typically include:

Parylene Protects Stents

Posted by Sean Horn on Fri, Dec 16, 2016

Biocompatible parylene conformal coatings provide superior protection for medical stents.  They represent an enabling technology consistently applied to medical devices of all types for 35 years, to diminish problems stemming from surface microporosity and consequent biofluid corrosion after implant.  Providing a reliable barrier to chemicals and moisture, parylene’s static and dynamic coeffic