Materials Expertise
We understand that material compatibilities and interactions are important considerations in the design and manufacturing of your medical device.
Optimizing Material Selection
We bring together deep knowledge of a wide range of materials with a broad understanding of clinical applications and manufacturing processes to help you select the materials with the characteristics you need for optimal performance.
From Thermoplastics to Elastomers
Our plastics expertise includes:
- Implantable materials
- UHMWPE (ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene)
- PEEK (polyether ether ketone)
- Resorbables
- Engineered materials
- Implantables (including PEEK)
- High-temperature filled materials
- Highly engineered instrumentation materials
- Silicones
- Liquid (LSR)
- Gum
- High consistency
- Dispersion coatings
- Oils and gels
- Elastomers
- Synthetic and natural rubber
- Thermoplastics
- Polyurethanes
- Nylons
- Pebax®
- Polypropylene/Polyethylene
Metals
Our metals expertise includes:
- Instrument materials
- Stainless steels (austenitic, martensitic, precipitation hardenable, & ferritic)
- Aluminum
- Titanium alloys
- Implantable materials
- Stainless steel
- Cobalt alloys
- Nickel-cobalt-chromium alloys
- Titanium alloys
- Nitinol
- Platinum and palladium alloys
- Tantalum
- Other medical-grade alloys
- Coatings
- Non-medical
- Nickel-based alloys
- High-temperature alloys
- Corrosion-resistant alloys
UHMWPE
Orthoplastics, a Viant company, is the leading supplier of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), supplying many of the world’s orthopedic device manufacturers. Its premium-grade UHMWPE is expertly manufactured onsite in the UK and is the material of choice in a wide range of orthopedic implants and devices for applications in hips, knees, shoulders, elbows, ankles, and fingers.