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Biomedical applications of polymer and ceramic coatings: a review of recent developments.

Smith, J.R., Lamprou, D.A., Larson, C. and Upson, S., 2022. Biomedical applications of polymer and ceramic coatings: a review of recent developments. Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing, 100 (1), 25-35.

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DOI: 10.1080/00202967.2021.2004744

Abstract

Recent literature concerning the use of polymer and ceramic coatings for a variety of biomedical applications is surveyed in this review. Applications have been grouped into six broad categories: orthopaedic materials, cardiovascular stents, antibacterial surfaces, drug delivery, tissue engineering and biosensors. Polymer and ceramic coatings add enhanced corrosion protection, antiwear, antibacterial and biocompatibility properties to various substrates for biomedical applications. Processes favoured for polymer coating formation included dip, electrodeposition, spin (including electrospin) and spray (including electrospray and ultrasonic spray). Ceramic coatings were formed using magnetron sputtering and a combination of 3-D printing and in-situ mineralisation, among others. The review period is from 2017 to the present (mid-2021).

Item Type:Article
ISSN:0020-2967
Uncontrolled Keywords:Polymer coatings, conducting polymers, ceramics, orthopaedics, cardiovascular stents, antibacterial surfaces, drug delivery, tissue engineering
Group:Faculty of Science & Technology
ID Code:36454
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:05 Jan 2022 16:17
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:31

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