3D Printing for Absorbable Medical DevicesPoly-Med offers custom manufacturing of specialized materials for the medical device industry supported by innovative design and in-house fused filament printing services.
View PublicationsWith the ability to provide fully traceable, medical-grade polymers and filaments for additive manufacturing, Poly-Med’s materials offer distinct advantages in unique properties based on their composition, architecture, and desired performance.
Glycolide/Lactide copolymer that provides the recognized performance of PGLA copolymers tailored for the most demanding applications. Provided in filament format with a nominal diameter of 1.75 mm in 50-g quantities.
Dioxanone-based polymer that provides the recognized performance of PDO based polymers. Polydioxanone polymers are utilized for their extended strength retention, coupled with flexibility. Provided in filament format with a nominal diameter of 1.75 mm in 50-g quantities.
Lactide-based polymer that provides long lasting performance and strength similar to PLA based polymers. Provided in filament format with a nominal diameter of 1.75 mm in 50-g quantities.
Strataflex® 5525 3DP monofilament is derived from a polyaxial block copolymer with elastic-like behavior, higher elongation, higher toughness, and lower modulus compared to standard PGLA, PLCL, or PLLA polymers. This material typically loses strength in about 1 to 2 months and mass loss in about 6 to 9 months, depending on processing, physiological environment, and anatomical location.
Caprolactone-based polymer that provides the recognized performance of PCL based polymers. Polycaprolactone polymers are utilized for their extended strength retention, slow resorption profile, and ease in thermal processing. Provided in filament format with a nominal diameter of 1.75 mm in 50-g quantities.
PMI offers the ability to perform custom 3DP filament extrusions, including the addition of medical grade additives.
Poly-Med 3D aims to make its new bioresorbable elastomer available for the creation of numerous novel devices to improve health outcomes. Our PHOTOSET® polymeric solutions can be used in additive manufacturing methods involving UV radiation or other types of electromagnetic energy.
Poly-Med, Inc. produces specialized materials with innovative design supported by in-house fused filament printing services from rapid prototyping through production manufacturing.
Absorbable polymers can transform the healing process by temporarily restoring functionality in targeted areas. After use, these materials resorb within the body without a trace, minimizing the need for follow up surgical procedures.
With the ability to provide fully traceable, medical-grade polymers and filaments for additive manufacturing, Poly-Med’s 3D printing materials offer distinct advantages in unique properties based on their composition, architecture, and desired performance.
On-site 3D printing engineers can translate your conceptual design into formal 3D printing file formats through the use of a variety of software solutions.
Poly-Med’s fused filament fabrication 3D printing services offers range of build volumes, unique geometries, along with a diverse selection of medical grade thermoplastic polymers.
Fused filament printing is capable of producing end use parts on-demand, increasing throughput, reducing manufacturing lead times to permit faster innovation and speed to market.
PMI’s 3D PHOTOPRINTING™ services include working with clients to design and make additive manufactured products using electromagnetic energy.
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Bioresorbable Medical Devices as Implantable & Degradable Tissue ScaffoldsSeptember 23, 2022 - 8:00 pmBioresorbable Medical Device Overview: Bioresorbable medical devices are implantable materials designed for a particular treatment and degrade over time once the scaffold is no longer necessary. Bioresorbable polymer materials may be synthetic or naturally-derived, exhibit high biocompatibility, and may degrade through mechanisms including but not limited to bulk hydrolysis, surface erosion, or enzymatic degradation depending […]