NChemi Engineering Nanomaterials releases a new material as a coating for surgical tools



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## NChemi Engineering Nanomaterials releases a new material as a coating for surgical tools

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The spin-off company NChemi Engineering Nanomaterials, created from the Center for the Development of Functional Materials (CDMF) in Brazil, has presented a new technology as a result of projects developed in collaboration between the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) and the CDMF.

The product Plenus Duty is a coating for industrial applications that has the properties of increasing the hardness of the metal surface by 90% and reducing friction by 50%. This material is capable of forming a thin nanometric film of zirconium adhered to the surface of stainless steel that enhaces these two characteristics.

This spin-off company is an example of how, from multidisciplinary, basic and fundamental research, it is possible to simulate, model and predict the behaviour of new materials under different conditions at the micro and nano scale, thus achieving results at the forefront of knowledge with added know-how and giving rise to new technologies with a high socio-economic impact.

All this is the result of the international collaboration, maintained for over 30 years, between the Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry of the UJI, coordinated by Juan Andrés Bort, and the CDMF, directed by Elson Longo.

The technology based on the Plenus Med material is applied to instruments of any size and shape (without the need for any modification or pre-treatment), maintains the sharpness of the pieces for longer (guarantees their stability and reliability during surgery); the final thickness of the coating is less than 0.2 microns and there are no losses in relation to sharpness, which is placed above the diamond coating (DLC). In addition, it is made of non-toxic, biocompatible material.

The nanometre ceramic coating achieves a local reduction in tissue/bone necrosis and, consequently, a faster and less traumatic post-surgical recovery. It has been tested by different medical and surgical staff and has achieved a high approval rate. Besides, a surgical material manufacturer has obtained approval from Anvisa (the regulatory body in Brazil).

[NChemi Engineering Nanomaterials](https://www.facebook.com/nchemi.mat/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAjIZtHgzwEJIyPrXFTiPzUEWijrwl0G65DxedtHoFOSlVjtyY9ETJizld_hZBeLDaCLXxBOJuZb0J14WwrI0IoqxAWvdxnWsEKvsBb-TcyaU3arPc5Li0_Q-ImzKq5zRfJkN_WQbjKBobQkBwJSyjrVM-yWg9o69euaesGFLcm5kCbdEXtpZbckyrrbsXtJWzb1GxoTjgKf5bLQS_QyJ3HbrxkBkmxALD6hX4c4Z4o193gsKfvJz_sj3oZlARKk-x6sX8xiLZI9kY2VbLA3qL7x0ujkaRF9PB_ww8jrVia3-aezY4PWRA1belTjVt0I37bWqqCkWcn4Yk0njLSqnAEMyNA&__xts__%5B1%5D=68.ARClN5WX0VZNy8Zh0qdiTIqwGmS5Qx4o7LFE3XW3lBoXq3RgAHHYtOqF4NdDz4CrEe5RTHBOpvTCOeMTjumPAkuU1F76Y7V43BUNqg1UpqlmORl5vh203jKc_AFJo5RaWvClQ7f00J57KUTvKD5wzjz5e1SqJ5xBTZLkKDOy7pgKsMtKIl8-d_gd8-X28dChkFijl-izHwU6br9-xywWb2owJZKhQpEelv1ht8BD3muCPzzwNEJ76HRKokbcQmSUHhMakBNCXxJz71xdUHcV1HjuGvzG-H--JgZeY4o7BNqVLs0DOdy2DSe1Dhb2pphi2dd5lxHvh9r9tU3fFuPQsJtaEyhs&hc_ref=ARRWuaCN2q7V7304rvfMfFFYyAnIOxDgp1FEwNdPk7Lq1Apzg7AR_Uw52FufLL7eBlA&fref=nf&__tn__=kC-R), founded by researchers Bruno H. Ramos de Lima, Tiago G. Conti and Lucas D. T. Leite, trained at CDMF, and supported by the PIPE programme of the São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (FAPESP), has planned the commercial launch of this new nanometric coating for the second half of 2020.

Further information: [www.nchemi.com/plenus](http://www.nchemi.com/plenus)

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