AeonClad Coatings LLC has started up a pilot reactor that can coat polytetrafluoroethylene powders with a nano-polymer coating. “PTFE's unique lubricity, chemical inertness, and electrical properties ...

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 ...

Nano-diamond material specialist Carbodeon, based in Helsinki, Finland, working with metal finishing specialist CCT Plating (Stuttgart, Germany), has developed a new electroless nickel, PTFE (EN-PTFE) ...

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 ...

At Surface Solutions Group, we think that we've come up with an answer for a medical device coatings issue that has recently dogged the industry. Pure polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coatings for ...