RBP Chemical Technology is the leader in development, manufacturing and the distribution of specialty chemical processes for the cleaning and passivation of implanted medical devices.
Solutions for cleaning, deoxidizing and polishing medical implant devices.
Find your material below to learn more about our processes and chemistry for medical implant devices.
Nitinol
| Process Step | Product | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1: Pre-Clean | MicroClean™ Ti | Degreaser+, designed to remove soils that could interfere with subsequent processes |
| Step 2: Deoxidize | Ti Pickling Solution™ | Mildly acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid |
| Step 2: Deoxidize | MicroClean™ EV3 | Strongly acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid |
| Step 2: Deoxidize | MicroClean™ BS | Strongly acidic, with hydrofluoric acid |
| Step 2: Deoxidize | MicroPolish™ | Strongly acidic, with hydrofluoric acid, inhibited, mild polishing action, relatively more aggressive |
| Step 2: Deoxidize | MicroClean™ 2160 | Moderately acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid |
| Step 2: Deoxidize | MicroClean™ 2151 | Moderately acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid |
| Step 2: Deoxidize | MicroPolish™ II | Strongly acidic, with hydrofluoric acid, inhibited, mild polishing action, relatively less aggressive |
| Step 2: Deoxidize, test | MicroClean™ 2150 | Moderately acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid |
| Step 2: Deoxidize | MicroClean™ MV | Strongly acidic, with hydrofluoric acid, inhibited, more aggressive |
| Step 3: Electropolish | ElectroPolish NF™ | Room temperature electropolishing chemistry, organic |
| Step 3: Electropolish | Nitinol ElectroPolish™ | Standard electropolish containing 70% Methanol/30% Sulfuric Acid; this product requires cooling to very low temperatures |
| Step 3: Electropolish | ElectroPolish Ti2™ | Room temperature electropolishing chemistry, organic |
| Step 3: Electropolish | ElectroPolish 2152 | Electropolish for Titanium and Titanium Alloys |
Titanium Grade 5
| Process Step | Product | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1: Pre-Clean | MicroClean™ Ti | Degreaser+, designed to remove soils that could interfere with subsequent processes |
| Step 2: Deoxidize | MicroClean™ 2160 | Moderately acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid |
| Step 2: Deoxidize | MicroClean™ 2151 | Moderately acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid |
| Step 2: Deoxidize, test | MicroClean™ 2150 | Moderately acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid |
| Step 2: Deoxidize | ChemPolish Ti6Al4V™ | Strongly acidic, with hydrofluoric acid, inhibited |
| Step 3: Electropolish | ElectroPolish NF™ | Room temperature electropolishing chemistry, organic |
| Step 3: Electropolish | ElectroPolish Ti2™ | Room temperature electropolishing chemistry, organic |
| Step 3: Electropolish | ElectroPolish 2152 | Electropolish for Titanium and Titanium Alloys |
Cobalt Chrome
| Process Step | Product | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1: Pre-Clean | MicroClean™ Ti | Degreaser+, designed to remove soils that could interfere with subsequent processes |
| Step 2: Deoxidize | CoCr Cleaner™ | Strongly acidic, for light oxide |
| Step 2: Deoxidize | Alkaline Descale™ | A strongly oxidizing surface conditioner designed to descale cobalt/chromium and other chromium based alloys before chemical polishing or electropolishing |
| Step 2: Deoxidize | Descale Remover™ | An acidic chemistry that removes smut and residual metal oxide solubilized by Aklaline Descale |
| Step 3: Electropolish | CoCr Electropolish | Acidic electropolish chemistry |
Stainless Steel
| Process Step | Product | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1: Pre-Clean | MicroClean™ Ti | Degreaser+, designed to remove soils that could interfere with subsequent processes |
| Step 2: Clean | ChemPolish™ RL | Acidic chemistry for cleaning, polishing and passivating 300 series stainless steel |
| Step 2: Clean | ChemPolish™ SS | Acidic chemistry for polishing and passivating 300 series stainless steel |
| Step 3: Electropolish | ElectroPolish 5000™ | Acidic electropolish chemistry |