The Institute of Metal Physics, jointly with V.D. Chaklin Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics and ZAO POLYKOM, has developed a technology for deposition of nanocomposite coatings based on diamond-like carbon (DLC and CNх, х = 0.25) for long-term implants using microporous titanium granules made at the VSMPO AVISMA.

 The deposited nanocomposite coatings and pores flled with a suspension of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles improve adhesion, accelerate the growth of a layer of protein molecules, and ensure the ingrowth of the densest bone tissue. The use of the technology in traumatology and orthopedics will ensure a better quality, a shorter duration and smaller costs of the post-surgical treatment, and will reduce postoperative disability risks for patients.