Abstract
Shape memory alloys are often used in applications where corrosion resistance property is very important. We can obtain a thin polymer layer using pulsed laser deposition on a nitinol wire with many applications in medical field. The polymer and the shape memory element with a non-metallic thin layer on the surface were analyzed by structural and chemical point of view using scanning electrons microscopy and X-ray dispersive energy analyze. Thermal insights were realized using a differential scanning calorimeter to analyze the polymer behaviour before and after deposition process. Preliminary results on the deposition set-up and the physico-chemical properties of the thin layer are presented and discussed below. Keywords: Shape memory alloys, thin polymer layer, pulsed laser deposition, PMMA