RBP Chemical Technology is the leader in development, manufacturing and the distribution of specialty chemical processes for the cleaning and passivation of implanted medical devices.

Solutions for cleaning, deoxidizing and polishing medical implant devices.

Find your material below to learn more about our processes and chemistry for medical implant devices.

Nitinol

Process StepProductDescription
Step 1: Pre-CleanMicroClean™ TiDegreaser for hard-to-remove organic soils, can be used for any metals (NiTi, Ti, SS, CoCr)
Step 2: DeoxidizeTi Pickling Solution™Mildly acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid
Step 2: DeoxidizeMicroClean™ EV3Strongly acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid
Step 2: DeoxidizeMicroClean™ BSStrongly acidic, with hydrofluoric acid
Step 2: DeoxidizeMicroPolish™Strongly acidic, with hydrofluoric acid, inhibited, mild polishing action, relatively more aggressive
Step 2: DeoxidizeMicroClean™ 2160Moderately acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid
Step 2: DeoxidizeMicroClean™ 2151Moderately acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid
Step 2: DeoxidizeMicroPolish™ IIStrongly acidic, with hydrofluoric acid, inhibited, mild polishing action, relatively less aggressive
Step 2: Deoxidize, testMicroClean™ 2150Moderately acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid
Step 2: DeoxidizeMicroClean™ MVStrongly acidic, with hydrofluoric acid, inhibited, more aggressive
Step 3: ElectropolishElectroPolish NF™Room temperature electropolishing chemistry, organic
Step 3: ElectropolishNitinol ElectroPolish™Standard electropolish containing 70% Methanol/30% Sulfuric Acid; this product requires cooling to very low temperatures
Step 3: ElectropolishElectroPolish Ti2™Room temperature electropolishing chemistry, organic
Step 3: ElectropolishElectroPolish 2152Electropolish for Titanium and Titanium Alloys

Titanium Grade 5

Process StepProductDescription
Step 1: Pre-CleanMicroClean™ TiDegreaser for hard-to-remove organic soils, can be used for any metals (NiTi, Ti, SS, CoCr)
Step 2: DeoxidizeMicroClean™ 2160Moderately acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid
Step 2: DeoxidizeMicroClean™ 2151Moderately acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid
Step 2: Deoxidize, testMicroClean™ 2150Moderately acidic, free of hydrofluoric acid
Step 2: DeoxidizeChemPolish Ti6Al4V™Strongly acidic, with hydrofluoric acid, inhibited
Step 3: ElectropolishElectroPolish NF™Room temperature electropolishing chemistry, organic
Step 3: ElectropolishElectroPolish Ti2™Room temperature electropolishing chemistry, organic
Step 3: ElectropolishElectroPolish 2152Electropolish for Titanium and Titanium Alloys

Cobalt Chrome

Process StepProductDescription
Step 1: Pre-CleanMicroClean™ TiDegreaser for hard-to-remove organic soils, can be used for any metals (NiTi, Ti, SS, CoCr)
Step 2: DeoxidizeCoCr Cleaner™Strongly acidic, for light oxide
Step 2: DeoxidizeCoCr Cleaner™ IINew non-HF formulation, effective on toughest CoCr scale when aided by ultrasonics.
Step 2: DeoxidizeAlkaline Descale™Legacy deoxidizer for CoCr scale
Step 2: DeoxidizeDescale Remover™Companion product to Alkaline Descale (removes smut left on the surface)
Step 3: ElectropolishCoCr ElectropolishSulfuric acid based EP for CoCr, similar to Esma-Brite E272

Stainless Steel

Process StepProductDescription
Step 1: Pre-CleanMicroClean™ TiDegreaser for hard-to-remove organic soils, can be used for any metals (NiTi, Ti, SS, CoCr)
Step 2: CleanChemPolish™ RLSimilar to Chempolish SS with higher concentration of acids
Step 2: CleanChemPolish™ SSStrongly acidic cleaner for SS
Step 3: ElectropolishElectroPolish 4000™EP containing sulfuric and phosphoric acids, equivalent to EPS 4000
Step 3: ElectropolishElectroPolish 5000™EP containing sulfuric and phosphoric acids