Welcome to the World of High Performance Ceramics

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1 Welcome to the World of High Performance Ceramics

2 Agenda Company Introduction BIOLOX BIOLOX Inteligent Ceramic Material Future Material Hot Topics New Applications for Ceramics - Medical Engineering Division Summary

3 The CeramTec Group Automotive Electronics Industry Medical Environment/Energy Sales: EUR 420 million FY ,400 employees FY manufacturing sites FY 2012 CA

4 CeramTec International Operations America: Europe: Asia: USA Germany China Brasil France Korea Great Britain Malaysia Italy Poland Scandinavia Spain Czech Republic CA

5 Agenda Company Introduction BIOLOX BIOLOX Material Properties Future Material Hot Topics New Applications for Ceramics - Medical Engineering Division Summary

6 CeramTec Medical Products Key Facts Made in Germany Quality Active in all Countries around the world 35 years in the implant business 95 % World Market Share of all Ceramic Hip Components Components in 2012 Exclusive Ceramic Supplier for nearly all Orthopedic Companies

7 BIOLOX... Four decades global leading competence in ceramic high performance technologies

9 BIOLOX delta a Safe Success Story Market introduction 2003 High Tech Nano Composite Technology for Hip and Knee and other applications Delta Ballheads implanted worldwide Delta Inserts implanted worldwide Extremely low Ballhead Fracture Rate: 1 of

10 Agenda Company Introduction BIOLOX BIOLOX Material Properties Future Material Hot Topics New Applications for Ceramics - Medical Engineering Division Summary

11 Ambivalence of material properties Quelle: Hardness vs. Toughness

12 Quelle: Intelligent Materials

13 Mother-of-pearl Origin of the pearl Nano-Composite 95 % Aragonite (hard) 5 % Proteins & Chitin (soft) Toughness: 10 times higher than pure Aragonite

and temperature cycle local accumulation of carbon compounds und

14 Mysterious Damascene Steel Nano-Composite High carbon steel (hard & brittle) Low carbon steel (soft & ductile) Alloy constituents and temperature cycle local accumulation of carbon compounds und impurities Areas of different material properties Quelle:

15 Combination of the material properties Hardness Toughness Nano- Composite

16 Alumina-Oxide-Matrix-Composite BIOLOX delta 1 % SrAl 12 O 19 Platelets Toughness 82 Vol% Alumina- Oxide- Matrix 1 % Al2O3:Cr Hardness 17 Vol% ZrO 2 :Y 2 O 3 nanoscale Phase transformation Toughness

17 Comparison of the microstructure BIOLOX forte BIOLOX delta Alumina oxide Platelet Zirkonium oxide

18 Strengthening effect in BIOLOX delta 2 µm

19 Crack propagation - schematically Strengthening active within microns! 2 µm

20 Fracture Strength BIOLOX (since 1974) BIOLOX forte (since 1995) BIOLOX delta Reference value Unit Mean value Standard dev. Mean value Standard dev. Mean value Standard dev. Al 2 O 3 Vol-% 99,7 0,15 >99,8 0,14 81,6 0,17 ZrO 2 Vol-% n.a. n.a. 17 0,1 Further Oxides Vol-% Remains Remains 1,4 0,01 Density g/cm 3 3,95 0,01 3,97 0,00 4,37 0,01 Grain size Al 2 O 3 µm 4 0,23 1,750 0,076 0,560 0,036 Fracture strength [MPa] Pt. Bending strength MPa Fracture toughness Young s modulus GPa [MPa m] 3,0 3,2 6,5 Fracture toughness K ic * MPa m 3,0 0,45 3,2 0,4 6,5 0,3

21 Take Home Message BIOLOX delta is an intelligent material with superior properties compared to the well-known gold standard BIOLOX forte! Applications being not possible with BIOLOX forte may be realized with BIOLOX delta

22 Agenda Company Introduction BIOLOX BIOLOX Material Properties Future Material Hot Topics New Applications for Ceramics - Medical Engineering Division Summary

23 Oseo - integration of ceramics to manage thin and complex structures Oseo-integration and bearing couple in one component direct to bone implants Osseo-integration driven by structure, coating with metals,foams or organic coating Keramikschaum

24 Anti-bacterial mechanism of the ceramic Reduced bacterial colonization as a side effect of ceramic surfaces First screening tests show first indications for reduced bacterial colonization on different materials and different ceramics

25 Optische Dichte Antibacterial properties? 1,0 0,8 Referenz BIOLOX 1 BIOLOX 2 0,6 0,4 0,2 0 Eschericha coli Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus epidermis

26 Agenda Company Introduction BIOLOX BIOLOX Material Properties Future Material Hot Topics New Applications for Ceramics - Medical Engineering Division Summary

27 CeramTec s Medical Engineering - Mision To develop Ceramic Implants and Applications beyond hip and knee which are in direct contact with the human body or tissue as Medical Products To market these products as OEM solutions

28 Medical Engineering - Areas of Interest Shoulder and Small Joints Ceramic components in the bearings significantly reduces wear debris This minimizes the risk of aseptic loosening. Spine Total Disk Replacement TDR Spinal Cages Ceramic implants are reproduced clearly and without artefacts on both X-ray and MRI Trauma Ceramic, ceramic-coated or ceramic fibre based implants offer new solutions and help to reduce complications

29 Medical Engineering - Areas of Interest Dental Implants Metal free and biocompatible implants based on ZrO 2 materials To create a technology platform for ceramic dental implants Standardization Medical Products Skull Implants Clear benefit in terms of the physiological temperature behavior Osseointegration Infection Medical Instruments Ceramic or ceramic-coated instruments for surgery and endoscopy

30 BIOLOX - four decades of experience with ceramic medical products Regulatory Affairs

31 Agenda Company Introduction BIOLOX BIOLOX Material Properties Future Material Hot Topics New Applications for Ceramics - Medical Engineering Division Summary

32 Ceramtec s Key Success Factors The BIOLOX Quality has proven its superiority! No material failure since 40 years! BIOLOX brand as gold standard among surgeons and industry partners is saving sales time for explanations! Reliable OEM partner for the orthopedic industry since decades Long term and broad experience in quality management of medical products and regulatory affairs (e.g. 26 audits/year) Sustainable and established long term partner for innovative ceramic implant applications Proven best ceramic material for medical implants with unique material properties CeramTec's access to medical and clinical experts worldwide

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