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Capabilities/Resources

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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