By Speciality Fibres and Materials Ltd
Our R&D department can offer a broad range of developments depending on your exact needs. Recent customer projects successfully managed by our R&D team have included: - Delivering to a hospital based research team successful prototypes of a dressing for the management of an extremely rare skin condition - Development of prototypes of feminine hygiene products - Different variants of our long standing Micropake radiopaque yarn for medical and non-medical applications - Researching the prior art and literature to develop and patent a novel gelling forming fibre dressing to allow our customers to challenge the market leader - Spinning fibres, blending with a second fibre and providing a non-woven dressing in bulk for the customer to cut, package, sterilise and sell under their own regulatory approvals - The chemical modification of fibres for a customer to process further using their own equipment - The development of bespoke fibres for a wound care application for a customer to process further using their own equipment - The development of novel nanoparticle impregnated fibres and the scale up of the manufacturing processes for fibres and fabrics for the customer to sell using SFM’s regulatory approvals Collaborating with our manufacturing and regulatory teams positions SFM uniquely to offer customers in the advanced wound care market development spanning the range of - Bespoke fibres for sale as tow or staple fibre - Bulk non-sterile non-woven fabric for sale as wound dressings - Fibres and fabric for non-medical applications - Finished packed and sterile wound dressings with regulatory clearances Our R&D team innovate in test method development to provide the evidence needed to support product development, regulatory filings, marketing claims or scientific literature. With a large database of product data SFM can identify how a concept performs and where it fits into the market.
