An SEM image shows a cobalt-chrome surface after high-voltage electropolishing. Ultrapolishing provides a clean surface for implants, instruments, and invasive medical devices. The process enables the ...

Many stainless-steel automotive parts must undergo passivation to ensure they are adequately corrosion-resistant and not prone to early failure, two factors critical for performance and a long ...

A BIRMINGHAM-based metal finishing firm has developed an innovative piece of equipment to boost its chances of doing business with the burgeoning medical technology sector. Anopol has created an ...

Plasma arc welding system A welding process for catheters begins when an operator lays a wire on the platform and slides the wire into tooling that holds it in place during welding. The operator ...

Here are several of the typical kinds of materials used for medical products and how they are prepared using high-volume grinding-polishing systems. Titanium alloys. These alloys are difficult to ...

The long-term effects of treatment with sirolimus-eluting stents, as compared with bare-metal stents, have not been established. The overall risk of death (hazard ratio, 1.03; 95% confidence interval ...