title: Detecting surface issues.
abstract: Surface analysis can be a significant aid in product development. Recent advances in these techniques allow the fine details of different coatings to be compared and optimised coating processes to be developed.
authors.affiliation: CSMA Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent, UK. shaunbainbridge@csma.ltd.uk
authors.forename: Shaun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bainbridge
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods*; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission / Q000379:methods*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials