Polymers & Compounds for Medical Devices with Amar Nilajkar of Foster

Med-Ex The Medical Extrusion Podcast

Oct 17 2022 • 15 mins

Steve Maxson discusses polymers and compounds for medical devices with Amar Nilajkar, VP of Business Development at Foster. Amar goes into detail on their new fluoropolymer-based solutions, including their PureFluon FEP, Porex Virtek® sintered PTFE membrane technology, and compares some of the differences in regulatory and manufacturing environment that are required forimplantable polymers and compounds.

For over thirty years Foster Corporation has been serving medical device manufacturers with industry leading technology and service in biomedical materials. These include custom medical compounds, implantable materials, and polymer distribution. Within ISO 13485:2016 facilities, Foster offers comprehensive support to customers from formulation development through production.

For more information visit www.fostercomp.com

Host: Steve Maxson | Innovation & Business Development Manager | US Extruders

Guest : Amar Nilajkar| VP of Business Development | Foster

Announcer: Bill Kramer | President | US Extruders

Producer/ Editor/ Original Music: Eric Adair | Marketing Manager | US Extruder

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