Targets and Functional Coatings for Nuclear Medicine

SolutionsMaterials and processes for enhanced health

Nuclear medicine relies on the production of radioisotopes used for the diagnosis and treatment of numerous conditions. This production requires targets and coatings with precisely controlled properties: material composition, thickness, density, morphology and layer adhesion.

Materia Nova puts its expertise in surface treatment and deposition at the service of nuclear medicine and accelerator physics research, developing targets and coatings tailored to their irradiation processes.

Our expertise

  • PVD multilayer deposition (magnetron sputtering): "donor/receiver" layer stacks on various substrates (silicon, copper…), with controlled thickness, density and coating morphology.
  • Electrolytic deposition (electroplating): functional metal coatings (gold, Ni alloys…) on real targets or laboratory substrates, with optimisation of bath formulation and deposition yield.
  • Ion implantation: surface modification without added material, to fine-tune the properties of donor or receiver layers.
    Associated characterisation: cross-section SEM/EDX analysis to assess thickness, composition and periodicity of layer stacks; adhesion testing.

A tailored approach

Each target or coating project for nuclear medicine is developed as a dedicated collaboration with the client, from preliminary trials (formulation, deposition rate) through to production of samples for irradiation testing.

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