Biocompatible wear-resistant PS coatings, FHNW School of Life Sciences

Sensitisation to immunologically active elements like chromium, cobalt or nickel and debris particles due to wear are serious problems for patients with metallic implants.

In this project, we tested the approach of using a hard and thick ceramic coating as a wear-resistant protection of titanium implants, avoiding those sensitisation and foreign body problems. We showed that the process parameters strongly influence the coating porosity and, as a consequence, also its hardness.

Chang, C.S.T., Wyss, M., Andrzejewski, M., Darut, G., Graf, L., Novak, V., Olbinado, M., Erpel, S., Vogel, A., Bode, S., de Wild, M., & Salito, A. (2024). Microstructures, phase and mechanical characterisation of Al2O3-ZrO2-TiO2 coating produced by atmospheric plasma spraying. Open Ceramics,20, 100698.

R. Burger, A. Carmona, N.P.M. Casati, C.S.T. Chang, C. Grünzweig, M. Olbinado, A. Salito, F. Schuler, M. de Wild. Post-treatment of wear-resistant implant coatings. Swiss Nanoscience Institute Annual Report 2021.

F. Schuler, C. Grünzweig, C. Chan Sin Ting, N. Casati, M. Olbinado, A. Carmona, M. de Wild. Post-treatment of wear protection layer. eCM Periodical, 2021, Collection 2; 2021; [MEET THE EXPERT] Abstracts (page P14).

R. Burger, A. Carmona, N.P.M. Casati, C.S.T. Chang, M. de Wild, C. Grünzweig, M. Olbinado, A. Salito, and F. Schuler. Post-treatment of wear-resistant implant coatings. Swiss Nanoscience Institute Annual Report 2020.

A ceramic coating for titanium implants. Swiss Nanoscience Annual Report 2020 Supplement.

Hightech Zentrum Aargau: Geschäftsbericht 2017.

de Wild, M., Vogt, N., Wozniak, K., & Salito, A. (2016). Biocompatible wear-resistant thick ceramic coating. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering,2(1), 31–34.