Artelon® can be designed in a number of shapes to meet specific needs in a wide variety of applications.

Artelon® can be spun to elastic fibers and adapted into complex structures using textile techniques, thereby creating implants suitable for load uptake. Artelon® can also be formed into highly porous sponge-like structures suitable for applications that require volume to be created and maintained.

The Artelon® fiber

The polymer can be spun to a multifilament fiber, which in turn can be processed with different textile technologies. The Artelon® fiber can be tailored to high performance structures from woven, knitted and braided processes.

There are many advantages with textile processes for making implants. The human body, its tendons, ligaments and organs has a natural elasticity. Implants made from the elastic material Artelon® and processed using textile techniques can be designed to mimic the body´s natural properties.

Also, the space between the fibers in the device makes tissue ingrowth possible. The implant can be integrated with the body’s own tissue.

Artelon® porous matrix

Artelon® porous matrix can be likened most closely to a sponge structure and it comprises only around 10% Artelon®, while the remaining volume is air.

This material is soft and pliable and is suitable for minimally invasive surgery. An exciting area of use for this porous matrix is tissue augmentation within odontology.

The porous matrix can be made into different geometries such as cylinders and sheets.

Artimplant is currently not marketing any products made as a porous matrix, please contact us for information.