Medical Devices

At Goodfellow, we offer a comprehensive range of high-purity materials relevant to your applications, including:

• Platinum Foil
• PMMA
• PEEK
• Stainless Steel
• Silicone Sheet
• Platinum Iridium Alloy Tubes
• Platinum Wire
• Grade 5 Titanium Foil
• Gold Wire

We supply Biohastalex®, a graphene composite that can be produced as thin films in a number of thicknesses and film size.

The applications of Biohastalex® include surgical gauzes and, more widely, as a replacement for materials like GORE-TEX as it is extremely light and flexible. It is an incredibly strong and flexible product, and can come as gauze-like material that is biodegradable and therefore a potential replacement for many plastic-based materials. It is also possible to modify the graphene so that it can be used to attract or repel water.

Goodfellow has an exclusive contract for the re-selling of Biohastalex® materials and works with NanoRegMed developing a range of functionalized graphene oxide composites that can be used for medical devices, tissue engineering, 3D scaffolds, nerve generation and patches.

The National Physics Laboratory in the UK has recognized the high-purity of the products offered by Goodfellow in comparison to other products on the market.

Goodfellow offers over 1000 different polymer options in a variety of different formats, from rods to films to sheets, depending on the application or what is suitable for the intended medical device. Where the right choice of polymer is not obvious, we can support you with technical advice on finding the right material for the target medical device or application.

For medical sensors, Goodfellow has an extensive range of ultrafine wires available in a variety of materials, including gold, titanium and niobium. It is possible to achieve diameters of >1μm, and Goodfellow can also create custom alloys where required. Chemical resistance is often a particular consideration for medical applications, as well as avoiding oxidation and similar processes that may lead to issues with the sensor no longer providing accurate readings.

Contact Goodfellow today to find out how its support could help reduce your device-to-market time for medical device development or support in upscaling your manufacture with a reliable and trustworthy source of materials on demand. 

Goodfellow is a specialist in the global sourcing, testing and development of materials for a range of different sectors, including medical devices. Our market-leading position as a supplier of small to mid-volume materials has led to a wide portfolio of over 170,000 materials, including a combination of biocompatible polymers and high-quality metals.

We work with you to not only identify and supply the right material for the medical device but also to ensure that the material meets the right quality control standards.

For medical devices, where such quality control standards are absolutely crucial for legislative compliance and correct device functioning, we can help ease the process of getting new medical devices to market and getting the right performance.

Medical devices are covered by one of the most complex and stringent regulatory environments to ensure patient safety. Many materials used in the context of medical devices will require additional testing not just for their own toxicity but also as a result of the potential existence of any extractable and leachable chemicals in the solvents.

Devices that will be implanted under the skin for long periods of time must undergo more stringent tests than medical devices that will be in minimal contact with the patient and used for short periods.