Accurate dosing: the key to high-quality medical biopolymers (PLA/PLGA)

The demand for biodegradable polymers such as PLA and PLGA is growing strongly in the medical world. From resorbable sutures and bone fixation implants to controlled drug delivery: the material properties of the end product are directly related to the stability of the production process. At WoTS, Suurmond presents high-quality micro- and gear pump technology that ensures an extremely constant and precise material flow.

In the processing of fragile polymer melts and expensive active ingredients (APIs), challenges such as high viscosity, thermal sensitivity, and extreme dosing requirements play a major role. Small fluctuations in the process can directly affect film thickness, degradation rate, or drug release.

Pulsation-free and volumetrically accurate

With top brands such as HNP-M, GATHER and STOMACH Suurmond offers a broad portfolio of (micro) gear pumps for the entire chain:

• Maximum process stability: Pulsation-free and precise feeding to extruders, molds, and coating systems
• Protection of polymer chains: Low mechanical shear and optimal thermal control to prevent degradation of polymer melts.
• From R&D to production: Suitable for microliter dosing of valuable raw materials in the laboratory phase to continuous processing on an industrial scale.

Because the volume flow can be precisely matched to pressure, speed, and temperature controls, the gear pump functions as a critical dosing element within your process control (dosing → measuring → correcting → reproducing).

Visit Suurmond on WoTS

Are you an engineer involved in process development, scale-up, or production at companies in biopolymers, medical devices, or pharmaceutical packaging? Visit the Suurmond stand at WoTS and discover how the right pump selection leads to a manageable and 100% reproducible end product.