Medical 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.