Biomedical Textiles & Fibers
Our polymers can be constructed into a variety of fibrous articles and medical textiles. More polymers equal more responsive designs, with better outcomes. Don’t design for a polymer, select the polymer for your design.
Biomedical Textiles
Absorbable sutures, absorbable braid and surgical mesh are some of the biomedical textiles in Poly-Med’s catalog developed to meet customer design and specification needs.
Surgical Mesh
These constructs are made up of multiple strands of fiber knitted into particular patterns. These materials have been known to be used in medical devices for hernia repair.
Monofilaments
Consists of a single strand of fiber where the diameter is greater than 100 µm. These materials are typically oriented to enhance mechanical properites, dimensional stability or flexibility, and have been used in a range of medical applications.
Microfilaments
Consists of a single strand of fiber where the diameter is less than or equal to 100 µm. These materials can be oriented to enhance mechanical properites or flexibility and have been featured as components in mesh, multifilaments, and other medical constructs.
Multifilaments
Consists of fibers made of multiple strands of filaments of 1.5-30 denier per filament and 5-80 filaments per bundle. These materials are usually further oriented in-line and are known to be featured as components in mesh and other medical constructs.
Braids
These constructs are made of multiple strands of fiber that have been intertwined in such a way that no two fibers are twisted around one another. Braids have a high surface area, and can be constructed, with or without core filament material, with one or more braid layers consisting of 4-16 ends of yarn. Along with our braid constructs, we also feature our Caproprene™ line for coatings and drug delivery applications, which are typically applied at less then 5% add-on weight.
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Understanding Your Product’s Performance – The Importance of In Vitro Degradation Studies for Bioabsorbable ImplantsApril 14, 2021 - 3:59 pmBioabsorbable polymers were first introduced in the 1960s and have gained traction in the use of medical devices due to their ability to be safely resorbed; thus, leading to a reduction in complications typically observed with the long-term use of foreign material in the human body. These materials are unique in that they can be […]