Implantable medical device comprising a zirconia layer, and method for the preparation thereof
AssigneesCentre National De La Recherche Scientifique, Universite De Lorraine, Centre Hospitalier RéGional Et Universitaire De Nancy
InventorsPierre BRAVETTI, Richard KOUITAT-NJIWA, Gaël PIERSON, Aurélien DIDELOT
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an implantable medical device comprising a layer consisting of or comprising zirconia, and to a method for the preparation thereof.
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Implantable medical device comprising, over all or some of its surface, a layer comprising zirconia, said layer having a thickness of between around 50 and 2000 nm, wherein the layer comprises, further to zirconia, at least one element or compound comprising an element chosen from among Mg, Ca, Ag, and Zn, in particular in metal or oxide form, located at least partially on the surface of the layer.
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