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
Biomedical textiles may be engineered using advanced bioresorbable materials to facilitate the healing response while not requiring secondary surgeries for removal. Poly-Med’s catalog of customizable biomedical textiles includes surgical mesh, absorbable sutures, and absorbable braid. Contact Poly-Med today to begin developing your next bioresorbable textile application.
Constructions
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.
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 < 5% add-on weight.
Fibers & Yarns
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.
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.
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.
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Bioresorbable Polymer Extrusions of Yarns, Fibers, Tubing, & Films for Implantable Medical DevicesSeptember 1, 2023 - 11:44 amBioresorbable Yarns, Fibers, Tubing, & Films Overview: Bioresorbable polymers (also referred to as bioabsorbable polymers, resorbable polymers, absorbable polymers, and degradable polymers) may be processed via melt extrusion into a variety of formats that include but are not limited to monofilament fibers, multi-filament yarns, tubing, and films. These extruded materials may be processed further into […]