The importance of fundamentals is the main lesson that Chicago-based Surface Solutions Group has learned over the past year and a half as it tackled adhesion issues that have cropped up with ...

In response to a federal mandate for a new formulation of Teflon and other PTFEs, Boyd Coatings Research has developed a proprietary chemistry and application process for zero-PFOA PTFE coatings.

EPA's decision to bar the compound PFOA from guidewire coatings sparked a crisis in the medical device industry. Here's how one company tackled the problem. Bruce Nesbitt In 2012, the EPA ordered that ...

This article was originally published on MedicalDesign.com in May 2014. Applying a coating to a medical device or instrument can improve the device’s performance and reduce potential side effects. As ...