O.V. Roman Powder Metallurgy Institute offers consumers ophthalmologic composite ceramic implants made of cellular aluminozirconium ceramics, nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite under a manufacturing agreement and is looking for partners interested in a distribution services agreement.

Material composition: highly porous cellular aluminozirconium ceramics, nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite.

macropore size	50-500 µm
density	0.15-0.45 g/cm3
compressive strength	0.1 - 1.0 MPa
hydroxyapatite content	8-12 wt.%

Type and characteristics of the product:

Type 1 - weight 0.34-1.25 g, diameter 14.5 1.5 mm;
Type 2 - weight 0.47-1.57 g, diameter 17.0 1.0 mm;
Type 3 - weight 0.70-1.97 g, diameter 19.0 1.0 mm;

More information on the Institute's website.

The use of an ophthalmological implant made of highly porous composite ceramic material allows for a reliable cosmetic effect, ensuring movements of the eyeball close to natural ones over the long service life of the ocular prosthesis.

Status of development of the release of developed products: production has been developed at the experimental site of the IPM NASB with an annual program of 500 units. Clinical trials are being conducted.

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The Institute's areas of activity.

Fundamental research:
- development of scientific principles for controlling the properties of metal-based composite powder materials with inclusions of a hard (soft) phase using computer modeling of the features of their macrostructure and behavior under external force and temperature effects;
- development of scientific principles for the creation and methods for controlling the structure and properties of nanostructured composite materials for various functional purposes;
- development of scientific foundations for creating permeable materials with an organized structure obtained by powder metallurgy methods for combustion, filtration and catalysis processes;
- study of heat and mass transfer processes in porous powder materials with an irregular pore structure;
- development of scientific foundations for obtaining composite powders of a given chemical and phase composition by mechanical alloying, granulation, self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) and application of functional protective coatings from powder materials;
- study of the strengthening mechanism of thermally sprayed composite coatings when treated with highly concentrated energy flows;
- mathematical modeling of the process of deformation and stress formation in a welded structure;
- development of theoretical and technological foundations for obtaining economically alloyed welding materials and components for their production;
- study of metallurgical, thermal deformation processes during high-speed plastic deformation of materials for obtaining welded joints and materials (friction stir welding);
- conducting fundamental scientific research on the impact of pulsed processes on various materials, the interaction of compact and discrete powder bodies at various loading rates, including due to the energy of explosives;
- development of a mathematical and computer model of the interaction of a melt particle with a solid surface under conditions of changing environmental parameters and properties of the formed coatings;

Applied research:
- development and implementation of new technological processes, materials and equipment in the field of creating functional ceramics, porous materials for various purposes, layered and cast composite materials using high pressures and various loading rates;
- development of low-alloy powder steels with a nanosized dispersed structure of the ferrite-martensite type, obtained using the mechanisms of interparticle and intergranular sliding in the processes of pressing and heat treatment, and the production of products from them;
- production of nanosized additives based on aluminum, copper, silicon, manganese, chromium, phosphorus, carbon and other elements by mechanical activation, SHS, hydrothermal synthesis;
- production of capillary-porous powder materials with an irregular pore structure based on copper, nickel, titanium, aluminum to intensify heat and mass transfer processes in the cooling systems of new electronic devices, components of personal computers, laptops;
- production of highly efficient porous and highly porous cellular materials with functional coatings due to the creation of a composite microstructure of the metal-ceramic, polymer-ceramic, ceramic-ceramic type (filter elements, membranes) for energy-saving processes of cleaning liquids and gases;
- production of hard alloys with the introduction of nanocrystalline carbides and oxides of transition metals for the manufacture of forming tools;
- development of technologies for the production of carbon-carbon materials and products made from them;
- study of processes of high-speed plastic deformation of materials during friction stir welding;
- development of new composite powder materials with high performance properties: high-density, capillary-porous, wear-resistant, radio-absorbing, heat-shielding, etc.

Consumers interested in purchasing ophthalmologic composite ceramic implants made of cellular alumina-zirconium ceramics, nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite under a manufacturing agreement.

Partners interested in purchasing ophthalmologic composite ceramic implants made of cellular alumina-zirconium ceramics, nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite under a distribution services agreement.