Surface Functionalization

Not Just a Pretty Face

What happens at microscopic levels on the surfaces of precision components can have a huge impact on overall device performance. IntriMed understands these implications and has developed several approaches to modifying surfaces on a component level that positively enhance performance at a device level.

For example, when IntriMed's engineers were challenged with improving component retention forces, they developed a new process that created "teeth" in the component surface as shown in the image below. These teeth essentially "bite" into a mating surface and help to preclude relative motion.

Other approaches used at IntriMed to modify surface structure and improve component performance include mechanical polishing, chemical and electrochemical treatments, proprietary plating techniques, and patented heat treating processes.


Surface modification magnified 22,000 times by SEM

A Closer Look
Component surface structure magnified 22,000 times by a Scanning Electron Microscope housed at IntriMed's laboratories.
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