Biomaterials

Biomaterials are substances that are engineered to interact with biological systems for various medical purposes, such as replacing a tissue or organ, drug delivery, or aiding in repair. These materials can be either natural or synthetic and have been crafted to perform certain functions in the body with minimal reaction. For biomaterials, deformulation is crucial. Deformulation of biomaterials can provide valuable insights into ways of improving or innovating materials to enhance their functions in medical applications. It can be a critical step in biomaterials research and development, regulatory and quality testing and also to understand any failures and boost performance. Moreover, this process helps the researchers in revealing hidden characteristics and behaviors of components that make up a biomaterial, and identification of potential allergens, toxicity, and assessment of biocompatibility can all be achieved through deformulation. Alfa Chemistry is the world's leading analytical testing laboratory with state-of-the-art analytical instruments and technologies, and we offer an extensive range of deformulation services of biomaterials designed to meet the growing demands of the biomaterial industry.

What Biomaterials Can We Deformulate?

At Alfa Chemistry, our deformulation service can be applied to a wide range of biomaterials. The details are as follow.

According to the type of materials, we can test:

• Medical metal materials such as stainless steel, cobalt-based alloys, titanium and titanium alloys, dental metals, other metals.
• Medical ceramic materials such ascalcium phosphate ceramics, bioactive glass and biocrystallitic glass, alumina and zirconia bioceramics, ceramic matrix composites, etc.
• Medical polymer materials such as medical adhesives, pharmaceutical polymers, medical diagnostic polymers, etc.
• Nanobiomaterials such as polymer nanobiomaterials, ceramic nanobiomaterials, nano-biocomposites, nano-tissue engineering scaffold materials), etc.

According to the application of biomaterials, we can test:

• Materials for the skeletal system such as hip, knee, artificial tendons and ligaments, dental implants, etc.
• Materials for the cardiovascular system such as blood vessels, heart valves, catheters, etc.
• Materials for organs such as artificial heart, skin repair, artificial kidney, heart-lung machine, etc.
• Materials for sensory organs such as cochlear, eye endoscopy, contact lens, corneal bandage, etc.

All in all, no matter what type of biomaterials you have, Alfa Chemistry can provide you with a deformulation service.

What Can You Do with Our Services?

Our team of experienced scientists can dissect and analyze a vast array of biomaterials to isolate, identify and quantify each individual component, track down impurities, and evaluate material properties. Based on this, leveraging our service, you can:

Techniques and Instruments

At Alfa Chemistry, there are numerous techniques to deformulate biomaterials, and we choice the most suitable techniques based on the type of studied material to ensure the validity and reliability of results. These technologies include, but are not limited to:

How We Proceed?

Please kindly note that our products and services are for research use only.