Streamline Therapeutic Development by Overcoming Single-Use Customization Misconceptions
Contrary to popular belief, custom single-use solutions aren’t always complex, costly, and disruptive. While standard solutions may seem easy and guaranteed to work in any situation, they often create challenges in manufacturing workflows. For example, standard connectors, tubing, or other components can cause compromised sterility and labor-intensive operator procedures. Still, therapeutic developers often default to […]
Selecting The Right Single-Use Materials In Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
Since the 1990s, polymer-based single-use technology (SUT) has become widely adopted in the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry, complementing or supplanting stainless steel systems in a wide range of production processes. These disposable solutions—such as bags, tubing, transfer sets, filters, and manifolds to name a few—have accelerated manufacturing operations and reduced production costs, as they eliminate the […]
How Single-use Cryopreservation Solutions Enable Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
Cryopreservation plays a fundamental role in biopharmaceutical operations, allowing researchers and advanced therapy manufacturers to preserve biological specimens for extended periods of time. This technique involves freezing cells and other biological fluids to temperatures that dip down to between -135°C to -196°C (liquid nitrogen temperatures), effectively halting biological activity while maintaining cell integrity and performance. […]
Four Common Types of Cryogenic Studies for Advanced Therapies
Cryopreservation is an indispensable part of bioprocessing and the manufacture of advanced cell and gene therapies. However, the success of cryopreservation heavily depends on the construction of single-use bags and components used to bring these life-saving therapies to patients. Biopharma manufacturers need these single-use solutions built to applicable specifications so they can withstand the harsh […]
The Three Types of Film Extrusion Shaping Medical Innovations
Thin film extrusion technologies are vital to the medical device industry, enabling more advanced, customizable, and effective tools for healthcare professionals. As the demand for more sophisticated medical devices continues to grow, these technologies and the material science behind them offer critical solutions to devices requiring specific properties such as flexibility, durability, smaller profiles, and […]
The Evolution of Structural Heart Innovations
Structural heart innovations have transformed treatment for patients who once faced open heart surgery as their only option. As minimally invasive procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) gained ground, device developers began facing new engineering challenges to solve: smaller delivery systems, improved sealing performance and reliable manufacturability at scale without compromising quality or patient […]
Streamline Medical Device Design By Engaging Early With a Biomaterials Expert
Medical device design starts at raw material selection. However, medical device and delivery system manufacturers often need foundational guidance about medical device textiles and polymers — how they’re made, how they function inside a device, and how to choose the right materials based on application. Different considerations often apply to raw material selection, prototyping, and […]
Sketch To Scale: The Importance Of Relationship-Building At The Prototyping Stage
Medical device and delivery system component suppliers who provide textile- and polymer-based components for Class II & Class III implantable medical devices are critical to a device manufacturer’s success, whether the manufacturer is a large, established organization or a young start-up still in the early stages of research and development (R&D) and prototyping. The product […]
Q&A: Solesis’ Perspectives on Building Strong Textile and Polymer Medical Device Component Partnerships
A conversation with Andrew Metzger, Sr. Director, Corporate Strategy, Solesis In this Q&A, Andrew Metzger, Senior Director, Corporate Strategy, Solesis, explores why medical device manufacturers should partner with an experienced biomaterials supplier that can design, develop, and scale-up textiles and polymer-based solutions for life-saving implantable vascular, general surgery, and biopharma applications. Specifically, Andrew addresses the […]
Medical Device Design: The Benefits of Partnering Early with an Expert Textile Supplier
Medical textiles and polymers are critical components of implantable medical devices. Whether they’re designed for vascular or general surgery applications, implantable medical devices and delivery systems rely on many components that work together synchronously to enable and enhance patient quality of life. How do these biomaterials fit into the big picture? Textiles have many diverse […]