Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
- Pine Beach, NJ
The authoritative public forum
for Metal Finishing since 1989
-----
The cost of passivation of implants
April 2, 2009
Please excuse my limited knowledge of manufacturing. I am an MD/MBA student working on a project related to orthopedic manufacturing.
Can anyone tell me how I might be able to quantify the cost of the nitric acid passivation step in the manufacture of hip implants?
Many thanks for your assistance!
student - Boston, Massachusetts
Hi, Catherine. The best way would probably be to email a couple of passivators who actually do implants and ask them if they would give you a budgetary quote for your project. They may tell you that electropolishing rather than nitric acid passivation is the usual treatment.
Regards,
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
April 3, 2009
Q, A, or Comment on THIS thread -or- Start a NEW Thread