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Medical Solutions That Shape the Brilliance of Tomorrow

Foster's biomedical materials support lifesaving and life-enhancing healthcare applications, including custom medical compounds, implantable materials, drug-polymer blends, and polymer distribution services. Backed by ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications, Foster is committed to quality, safety, and sustainability. Through global supply partnerships, U.S.-based manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, and a dedicated innovation center, Foster provides comprehensive support from formulation development through commercial production. Foster is headquartered in Putnam, Connecticut.

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Featured Materials

Explore a selection of Foster’s functionalized, custom-compounded materials.

LoPro®

LoPro® Radiopaque Compounds

  • Chemistry: TPU
  • Visible under fluoroscopy
  • Used in small, low profile device designs
  • Applications include interventional cardiology and radiology, implants and neurology

ProPell™

ProPell™

  • Chemistry: Medical-grade polymer additives/lubricious compounds
  • Reduces coefficient of friction while preserving mechanical properties of medical-grade polymers
  • Suitable for extrusion and injection molding
  • Supports thin-wall catheter extrusion
  • Applications include catheters

Color concentrates

Pre-Color and Color Concentrates for Medical Devices

  • Chemistry: Color concentrates and masterbatches for medical polymers
  • Formulated with FDA-certified medical device and food contact grade pigments
  • Available across broad range of polymer platforms
  • High-purity organic and inorganic pigments available
  • MediBatch™, a line of small-lot, medical-device-compliant color concentrates, fits a range of medical applications

Implantable Materials

Implantable Materials

  • Material Types: Durable (PAEK, PEEK, PEKK, Sulfones, PP, TPU, Silicones) 
  • Material Types: Non-Durable Bioresorbable (PLA, PGA, PLGA, PCL, Copolymers) 
  • Water Soluble (PEO, PVP) 
  • Available as durable and non-durable bioabsorbable
  • Class 7 clean room capability
  • Permanently implantable applications range from dental devices to spinal cages
  • Range of enhancement options such as antimicrobial and radiopaque-filled

Specialized Technologies

Specialized Technologies

  • Laser marking
  • Melt filtering to reduce gels and impurities
  • Heat and light stabilization packages for PEBA, TPUs, nylon and more
  • Thermal or electrically-conductive additives for specialty applications
     

NexMed™

NexMed™

  • Chemistry: PVC, TPE
  • Applications include tubing and molding
  • Sterilizable
  • Free from ADM, BPA and latex
  • Available in medical clear blue tint, clear, translucent, and opaque finishes
     

Explore Foster Solutions Across Key Industries

Close-up of a clear IV tubing stopcock valve with an orange lever, connected to medical equipment in a treatment room. Catheters As catheter designs continue to advance, engineers need materials that balance low friction, mechanical integrity, and manufacturability. Foster’s material solutions are designed to elevate catheter performance while seamlessly integrating into existing manufacturing processes.

Solutions:
Nanomed®, ProPell™ Ultra Close-up side view of a behind-the-ear hearing aid worn on a woman's ear, showing the device's internal components through its clear casing Implantable Polymers Foster specializes in implantable and high-performance polymer solutions for FDA Class II and III medical devices, engineering what’s possible across markets like minimally invasive surgery, fluid management, orthopedics, respiratory care, and more. Our custom compounds meet the industry’s highest standards for reliability, biocompatibility, and patient safety.

Solutions:
PEKK, PEEK, PAEK, Sulfones, TPU, PP, Silicones, PLA, PGA, PLGA, PCL
 Close-up of a clear IV drip chamber filled with fluid, hanging from a pole in a clinical setting. Fluid Management & Drug Delivery Whether its IV lines, feeding systems, or medical bags, fluid management components must be able to withstand various fluids and disinfectant cleaners. Foster rigid, elastomeric, and flexible polymers are durable and safe to control, deliver, monitor, or dispose of fluids moving into and out of the body.

Solutions:
NexMed MF3000ER
 Lab technician in a white coat and blue gloves using a pipette to drop liquid into a rack of empty test tubes. Diagnostics & Labware Rigid, elastomeric, and flexible polymers support this large and growing application area in the medical industry. Diagnostics applications include centrifuges, blood glucose meters, microfluidics, and more. Labware applications include vials, tubes, cassettes, and petri dishes to name a few.

Solutions:
NexMed MF3000MR

Related Resources

Combat™ Antimicrobial Polymer Technology Medical Color Solutions

Implantable Polymer Applications

Laser Marking Technology for Medical Device Applications

X-Ray Visible Polymers for Minimally Invasive Medical Devices & Components

Nanomed Compounds

NexMed™ MF3000ER Clear Medical Tubing Series

ProPell™ Low Friction Compounds

ProPell™ Ultra Next-Generation Low-Friction Compounds for Advanced Catheter Performance

Foster Products

LazerMed™ Nanomed® Polyamide Compounds ProPell™ Ultra ProPell™ Standard ProPell™ Translucent ProPell™ Plus MediBatch™ Combat™ Antimicrobial Polymer Authentix® Fostalink™

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