Surface treatment of NiTi for medical applications

Abstract

This article gives an overview of methods applied for surface treatment of nickel–titanium shape memory alloys in medical applications. The different methods are classified into the three major groups: removal, oxidation and coating. The principle behind each group of methods is explained and the pros and cons of the different methods are discussed.

• NiTi
• Nitinol
• nickel titanium
• shape memory alloy
• surface treatment