TiOCer™ is a ceramic like titanium oxide coating, which reduces the leaching of metal ions – like cobalt or chrome – out of the implant surfaces.
The transfer from the sol-gel derived coating into a ceramic layer happens at temperatures that are not influencing the mechanical characteristics and shelf life of the implant material itself. TiOCer™ has an excellent adhesion strength due to a direct binding to the alloy surface of commonly used implants.
Currently, the TiOCer™ Coating is in use to improve the biocompatibility of the TiO2Mesh™ surgical mesh implants produced and distributed by BioCer Entwicklungs-GmbH, Germany.