Absorbable Polymer Technology Resources
Polymer Characterization and Device Testing Resources
R&D/Pilot Scale Resources
Special Processing Capabilities

As a growing R&D company with exceptional science and engineering resources overseen by seasoned R&D management, Poly-Med constantly solicits several government agencies for securing small business grants/contracts. A measure of Poly-Med's effectiveness and success in securing Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grants/contracts was evidenced by its selection in 1998 to receive the coveted Tibbett's Award by the Office of Small Business Administration for the state of South Carolina.

Having a highly competitive technical staff of scientists and engineers, with established and growing international status, allows Poly-Med to consistently receive research grants which have facilitated the development of a number of novel biomedical products.

The broad-based expertise of PMI technical staff and senior management in the use of absorbable polymers in different biomedical and pharmaceutical applications as well as in-depth knowledge of various aspects of analyses and testing of polymeric materials and devices qualifies them to provide consultation to select firms in these areas.

As a privately owned company, Poly-Med relies on its proprietary technology as a source of collaborative R&D contracts based on licensed technology to manufacturing/marketing partners, as well as manufacturing of specialty biomedical and pharmaceutical products. 

Poly-Med has established expertise and capabilities that were skillfully developed to support pilot- and production-scale manufacturing of Poly-Med proprietary absorbable polymers licensed to other, larger national and international partners. This makes Poly-Med uniquely suited to producing custom-made, absorbable polymers to select, non-competing institutions and production of PMI developed medical devices for sale by marketing partners.

Absorbable Polymer Technology Resources

• Comprehensive lab-scale production of tailored polymers
• Full range of analytical capabilities for polymer characterization
• Equipment for melt processing by molding and extrusion
• Equipment production of novel fibrous materials and medical constructs therefrom
• Basic capabilities of in vitro testing of product prototypes or miniaturized devices

• Characterization of polymers and intermediates
• Product analysis for purity evaluation and process optimization
• Method development, optimization, and validation for regulatory requirements
• Testing and analysis according to USP and NF

• Lab-scale surface modification
• Melt processing lab
• Surface coating lab
• Basic equipment for polymer and surface characterization
• Basic equipment for polymer testing
• Lab-scale polymer synthesis and modification
• Pilot-scale polymer synthesis

• Surface texturing (lab-scale)
• Electrospinning
• Gel spinning
• Knitting and braiding
• Ethylene oxide and radiochemical sterilization
• Surface activation (lab-scale and future pilot-scale)
• Micromachining of precision surgical implants
• Solid-state orientation
• Surface coating
• Device assembling and packaging
• In vivo evaluation of absorbable devices (in collaboration with Clemson University
• Device stability testing
• Microbiology Lab
       --  Minimum inhibitory concentration
       --  Antimicrobial agent release studies
       --  Bacterial cell cytotoxicity
• Cell Culture Lab
       --Proliferation assay
       --Material cytocompatibility testing
• In vitro and in vivo determination of device strength retention profile
• Evaluation of polymeric controlled drug release system (batch and continuous)