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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2015
Applicant:
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, TW;
Inventors:
Jinn Chu, Taipei, TW;
Yusuke Tanatsugu, Taipei, TW;
Chia-Chi Yu, Taipei, TW;
Chia-Lin Li, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Taipei, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/00 (2006.01); D05B 85/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B 85/12 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0084 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61M 5/329 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thin film metallic glass coated needle includes a needle body, a needle head and a thin film metallic glass in amorphous structure and formed on a surface of the needle head and a surface of the needle body to reduce a surface energy and coefficient of friction. The thin film metallic glass is a titanium based comprising 35-45 at % titanium, 5-15 at % zirconium, 32-42 at % copper, 1-11 at % niobium and 2-12 at % cobalt.