New cleanroom at NTTF Coatings

This is a recording of the coating chamber during a coating process. Dental implants were coated with a particularly hydrophilic layer. The coating system is located outside the cleanroom. Only the door of the coating chamber is opened from the cleanroom for loading and unloading the system. Thus, the coated items never leave the protected space between cleaning and packaging.

NTTF Coatings GmbH has recently commissioned a new cleanroom. From now on, medical implants coated by the surface technology specialist can be directly packaged under sterile conditions immediately after coating. The company is based in the Rheinbreitbach Surface Technology Technology Center (TZO), where it has access not only to its own technical equipment but also to additional modern laboratory, measurement, and coating facilities.

High purity requirements apply to the manufacturing and processing of medical devices. The company coats various types of medical implants using the latest technological procedures. The products are transferred directly from the coating process into the new cleanroom without any external influences, where they are sterilized and packaged. For example, the antimicrobial and superhydrophilic properties of a ceramic titanium dioxide coating are not compromised. Access to the approximately 25-square-meter cleanroom is only permitted for trained and authorized personnel.

Biocompatible Coating of Implants
Medical implants are often made from metallic alloys. Since these materials can be less compatible with the body and may cause allergies, the implants are coated, for example, with a titanium dioxide layer with a special crystal structure. This titanium dioxide layer is characterized by an extremely hydrophilic and photocatalytic nature. The biocompatible surface is thus self-cleaning and antimicrobial. After coating, no droplets can form on the surface, which among other benefits allows for significantly faster and seamless wetting of the implant with blood. This specially developed titanium dioxide coating for implants greatly promotes and accelerates the complication-free integration process into the body.

Specialist in Surface Technology
The ISO 9001 and 13485 MPG certified NTTF Coatings GmbH offers analysis, development, production, and consulting services across the entire surface technology sector. Additionally, the company has extensive experience in the development and production of medical devices for diagnostics and therapy. The operational team consists of highly qualified scientists from various disciplines such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, and biology, as well as engineers and technicians from the fields of mechatronics, electronics, and IT. The company is headquartered in the Rheinbreitbach Surface Technology Center. In addition to its own technical equipment, NTTF Coatings has access to further modern laboratory, measurement, and coating facilities at the TZO.

TZO for Startups
The TZO in Rheinbreitbach has become an important hub for startups in the high-tech sector. The themed center, with its equipment, the settlement of innovative companies and university research institutes under one roof, and the execution of development projects with industry and research partners, offers a wide range of problem-solving and application possibilities in the field of surface technology.

Collaboration with the Innovation Cluster
Participation in the Metal-Ceramic-Plastic Innovation Cluster (IMKK) is of great importance for the TZO. Here, a wide range of specialized companies in the fields of metal, ceramic, and plastic are present. They can draw on the expertise and resources of the TZO that they do not possess themselves. Furthermore, the TZO has access to a network of universities, universities of applied sciences, and research institutions in the region where fundamental research is conducted.