3D optical microscopy for orthopedic implants

This application note discusses Bruker’s 3D optical microscopy technique in both the research and development and quality control stages of orthopedic implants manufacturing. The benefits of this technique include non-contact and non-destructive characterization, an insensitivity to material type, a large dynamic range to measure very rough and very smooth surfaces, quick, accurate and repeatable areal measurements, and the capability for complete automation to measure a batch of parts and perform pass-fail summaries based on user-specified parameters.