| As the name suggests, a coating is a special covering | | | | Al2 O3, Si, SiO2, Si3 N4, MgF2 or many other |
| which is applied to substrate like semiconductors, | | | | coating substances, or even, impurities. |
| medical devices, or various metals in order to | | | | Medical device coating |
| improve their surface properties or enhance their | | | | Similar to semiconductors, medical devices, often |
| efficiency. It can heighten the quality of appearance, | | | | made of stainless steel or other durable and light |
| adhesion, corrosion resistance, and scratch resistance | | | | weight elements, as per their usage are required to |
| – all in addition to extending a device’s | | | | exert minimum friction, excellent adhesion and most |
| durability. | | | | importantly controllable conductivity and usability |
| Semiconductors, used in the construction of complex | | | | tolerance. Most of these features are rendered via |
| and sensitive, precision gadgets (as well as generally | | | | suitable medical device coating. Medical devices can |
| used electronic products) also come with requisite | | | | range from a single non-ground wire to a |
| coating. This article highlights some basic points in | | | | multi-shaped, variable sized devices demanding |
| semiconductor coating and medical device coating. | | | | extensive masking. Medical Device coatings can be of |
| What is a semiconductor? | | | | various types such as core Teflon wire coating; |
| To put it in simpler words, semiconductor is a | | | | hypotubes wire coating, et al. |
| material that possesses electrical conductivity ranging | | | | The semiconductor coatings and medical device |
| in-between that of a conductor and an insulator. It is | | | | coatings are measured and tested for the opacity |
| a vital component of most of our modern-day | | | | and thickness of film with the help of a drawdown |
| electronic gadgets. A semiconductors conductivity | | | | card. Various mask coatings, like waxes, |
| can be modified as desired by adding certain | | | | photo-resistors and varnishes can be applied to the |
| impurities. | | | | grown surface of a processed semiconductor or |
| Semiconductor coatings are extensively used in High | | | | medical device wafer prior to cleaving it into bars. A |
| Voltage insulators or bushings in order to increase the | | | | right deposition coating onto the semiconductor or |
| corona inception voltage owing to their ability to | | | | medical device also acts as a protective mask for the |
| relieve high electric fields. The coatings can be of | | | | device or a segment of a complicated device. |