Topic: Applied plasma technology in medical engineering - sterile cleaning, germ-free surface cleaning, biocompatible coating solutions, medical technology

Medical Engineering: Openair® plasma in medical technology for sterilisation and cleaning surfaces

Sterile pretreatment

The versatility of surface treatment with Openair® plasma has been put to the test especially in recent years in the field of medical technology. Pretreatment with plasma is used, for example, in the production of life-saving items of equipment. Furthermore, plasma technology is very important in medical technology in the production of sterile packaging or surfaces.

Cleaning of components
of a heart-lung machine		 Virtually sterile cleaning
of cardiac pacemakers		 Virtually sterile welding
of glass ampoules

Sterile equipment and coatings

A germ-free environment in medicine is the key standard we expect when we visit the doctor or spend time in hospital. For several years now Openair® plasma has enabled the safe production of membranes for heart-lung machines.

Sterilised packaging materials for medicines and instruments are manufactured with the aid of the plasma technology developed by Plasmatreat. When applied at the correct intensity germs are killed by treatment with plasma without the starting material being modified by this.

Plasmatreat is a pioneering provider of atmospheric-pressure coating solutions in the field of coating implants. This is the case for both wear-resistant coatings and biocompatible coatings allowing simple regrowth of tissue. The use of plasma to produce plasma-polymeric coatings in the medical field is a highly promising technology for the future.

Please also read: 2004 / World premier of an extremely clean sealing technology for glass ampoules at Interpack in Düsseldorf

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