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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.
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.
Poly-Med has established expertise and capabilities that were skillfully developed to support
pilot-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.
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
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Polymer Characterization and Device Testing Resources
- 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
In supporting its advanced research in materials development and characterization,
Poly-Med acquired state-of-the-art equipment and has trained its talented personnel to
allow the establishment and successful operation of a functional division for conducting
diverse and highly specialized polymer-characterization and device testing/evaluation.
These functions are overseen by a group of scientists and engineers who support the
Poly-Med Validation & Analytical Center.
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R&D/Pilot Scale Resources
- 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
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Special Processing Capabilities
- Surface texturing (lab-scale)
- Electrospinning
- Knitting and braiding
- Ethylene oxide and radiochemical sterilization
- Surface activation (lab-scale and future pilot-scale)
- Machining of precision surgical implants
- Solid-state orientation
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