Medical Devices

Saving and Improving Lives

The development of medical devices requires materials that are biocompatible, flexible, and biodegradable. As a naturally derived hydrocolloid, gelatin offers unique properties that make it ideal for a broad range of biomedical applications.

Gelatin: A Versatile Material for Advanced Medical Devices

Medical devices play an important role in the treatment, management and diagnosis of a variety of health conditions. Dressings that help wounds to heal. Contact lenses that improve vision. Complex implants that can even promote natural cell growth in the body. Medical devices help to save and improve lives. 

This innovative and rapidly advancing field relies on the availability of suitable materials. Gelatin is ideally suited for many applications. Derived from natural collagen, gelatin is a hydrocolloid with excellent biocompatibility by nature, plasticity, thermoreversability and biodegradability. It is not only extremely versatile, but also non-antigenic.

MEDELLAPRO®:

The Pharmaceutical Grade Gelatin

For medical devices, our pharmaceutical grade gelatin MEDELLAPRO® is the perfect fit. MEDELLAPRO® is a highly specialized gelatin that is pure, endotoxin-controlled and tailored to suit a wide range of biomedical applications. It can be used for tissue scaffolds, blood plasma expanders, hemostatic agents, wound care and many other medical devices, including those generated by 3D bioprinters.

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Key Benefits:

  • Excellent natural biocompatibility: derived from collagen, the main structural component of human connective tissues, gelatin is well-tolerated by the body
  • Natural biodegradability: can be broken down by the body’s own biological processes
  • Versatile: easy to process into various forms, including hydrogels, films, nanoparticles and microspheres
  • Modifiable: physical and mechanical properties can be modified through crosslinking, blending with other polymers and adjusting processing parameters to suit specific needs
  • Superior gelation: exhibits thermally reversible gelation, meaning it can form stable hydrogels at relatively low temperatures and revert to a liquid state upon heating
  • Cost-effective: comparatively inexpensive versus some synthetic polymers used in medical devices
  • Globally recognized: Utilized by customers in medical applications around the globe and meets all the requirements of the world’s leading pharmacopoeias.

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MEDELLAPRO®

Gelatin for Advanced Medical Innovations

MEDELLAPRO® is a range of endotoxin controlled gelatins specifically used for advanced biomedical applications, including parenteral solutions, hemostatic agents, wound care, 3D bioprinting and cell culture.

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3D Bioprinting

Revolutionizing Medicine with Gelatin-Based Innovations

The field of 3D bioprinting is driving significant advancements in regenerative medicine by enabling the precise fabrication of biological tissues and organ structures.

Bioscience

Gelatin: A Key Ingredient in Biomedicine

In the bioscience field, we are pioneering innovations in vaccine stabilization, 3D printing technologies, and medical devices, all while engaging with the exciting possibilities of artificial meat production.

Cultured Meat

A Smart and Safe Alternative

Cultured meat offers a solution for global food shortages and the environmental impact of traditional meat production. Made from animal-derived cells that are grown in vitro, it is real meat.

Vaccine Stabilization

Safeguarding Efficacy

The efficacy of vaccines depends not only on their active components but also on their stability. To ensure this, stabilizing agents are used—most commonly gelatin or its hydrolysate—due to their proven compatibility, safety, and functionality in vaccine formulations.