Inventors:
Carolyn R. Aita - Shorewood WI, US
Vladislav V. Yakovlev - Milwaukee WI, US
Mary M. Cayton - Germantown WI, US
Mahmood Mirhoseini - Germantown WI, US
Michael Aita - Shorewood WI, US
International Classification:
B32B009/04, A61L027/02
US Classification:
428698, 428469, 428699, 428701, 428702, 428704, 428336, 623 146, 623 1318
Abstract:
A protective coating for a substrate is disclosed having an outer component or module formed of a swellable material and an inner module formed of a plurality of layer or bilayers formed of ceramic material. The coating comprising a plurality of modules comprising a first module comprising a number (m) of bilayers comprising zirconia and alumina wherein (m) is a number greater than 1. The coating further comprises a second module disposed on the first module comprising a number (n) of bilayers comprising zirconia and titania wherein (n) is a number greater than 1. The coating further comprises a third module disposed on the second module comprising a third-module compound capable of forming a hydrate or hydroxide compound upon contact with an oxygen containing environment.