Research progress in polyamide and its applications for medical and sanitary materials

doi:10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2024.05.020

Abstract

Abstract:

This paper reviewed the research progress in polyamide （PA） and its applications for medical health materials， including the PA⁃based sutures， medical catheters and balloon， denture materials， antibacterial materials， 3D⁃printed medical materials， medical bone growth scaffolds， drug⁃delivery materials， and wound repair materials. Meanwhile， their application effectiveness and performance were discussed.

Key words: polyamide material, medical and sanitary material, biomaterial, biomedical application

CLC Number:

TQ323.6

ZHANG Zheng, LI Fangquan, LI Jie, LI Changjin, GUO Min, WANG Ying. Research progress in polyamide and its applications for medical and sanitary materials[J]. China Plastics, 2024, 38(5): 113-119.

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牌号	材质	结构	规格/mm	应用	生产厂家
Monosof^®	PA6/PA66	单丝缝合线	0.01~>0.5	心血管、眼科和神经外科手术	美国COVIDIEN公司
Dafilon^®	PA6/PA66	单丝缝合线	0.01~>0.5	皮肤闭合术、整形外科、显微外科和眼科手术	德国B. Braun公司
Dermalon^®	PA6/PA66	单丝缝合线	0.07~0.4	心血管、眼科和神经外科手术	美国COVIDIEN公司
Nylene^®	PA6	单丝缝合线	0.07~>0.5	牙科、普通外科、眼科、整形外科和美容外科手术	澳大利亚Dynek公司
CARDIONYL^®	PA66	单丝缝合线	0.1或0.15	心血管、血管、眼科和神经外科手术	法国Peters Surgical公司
Teleflex^®	PA66	单丝缝合线	0.04~>0.5	心血管、眼科和神经外科手术	美国Teleflex Medical公司
Riverlon^®	PA6或PA66，有硅涂层	单丝缝合线	0.03或0.04	心血管、眼科和神经外科手术	美国Somni Scientific公司
Surulon^®	PA	单丝缝合线	0.07~>0.5	皮肤闭合术和整形外科手术	印度Suru International公司
SUPRAMID^®	PA6/PA66	单丝/假单丝缝合线	0.07~0.7	皮肤闭合术和结扎手术	德国B. Braun公司
Ethilon^®	PA6/PA66	单丝缝合线	0.01~>0.5	心血管、眼科和神经外科手术	美国Johnson & Johnson公司
Surgilon^®	PA6/PA66	编织缝合线	0.07~>0.5	心血管、眼科和神经外科手术	美国COVIDIEN公司
Trelon^®	PA66，有硅涂层	编织缝合线	0.07~>0.5	普通外科、眼科和结扎手术	德国B.Braun公司
Nurolon^®	PA66	编织缝合线	0.07~0.4	心血管、眼科和神经外科手术	美国Johnson & Johnson公司
Quill^TM SRS	PA	双向带刺单丝缝合线	0.35或0.4	普通外科、妇科、泌尿外科和矫形外科手术	加拿大Angiotech Pharmaceuticals公司
SUPRAMID^® EXTRA	PA6/PA66	电缆型结构缝合线	0.2~1.1	眼科、屈肌腱修复和兽医手术	美国S. Jackson公司

牌号	材质	结构	规格/mm	应用	生产厂家
Monosof^®	PA6/PA66	单丝缝合线	0.01~>0.5	心血管、眼科和神经外科手术	美国COVIDIEN公司
Dafilon^®	PA6/PA66	单丝缝合线	0.01~>0.5	皮肤闭合术、整形外科、显微外科和眼科手术	德国B. Braun公司
Dermalon^®	PA6/PA66	单丝缝合线	0.07~0.4	心血管、眼科和神经外科手术	美国COVIDIEN公司
Nylene^®	PA6	单丝缝合线	0.07~>0.5	牙科、普通外科、眼科、整形外科和美容外科手术	澳大利亚Dynek公司
CARDIONYL^®	PA66	单丝缝合线	0.1或0.15	心血管、血管、眼科和神经外科手术	法国Peters Surgical公司
Teleflex^®	PA66	单丝缝合线	0.04~>0.5	心血管、眼科和神经外科手术	美国Teleflex Medical公司
Riverlon^®	PA6或PA66，有硅涂层	单丝缝合线	0.03或0.04	心血管、眼科和神经外科手术	美国Somni Scientific公司
Surulon^®	PA	单丝缝合线	0.07~>0.5	皮肤闭合术和整形外科手术	印度Suru International公司
SUPRAMID^®	PA6/PA66	单丝/假单丝缝合线	0.07~0.7	皮肤闭合术和结扎手术	德国B. Braun公司
Ethilon^®	PA6/PA66	单丝缝合线	0.01~>0.5	心血管、眼科和神经外科手术	美国Johnson & Johnson公司
Surgilon^®	PA6/PA66	编织缝合线	0.07~>0.5	心血管、眼科和神经外科手术	美国COVIDIEN公司
Trelon^®	PA66，有硅涂层	编织缝合线	0.07~>0.5	普通外科、眼科和结扎手术	德国B.Braun公司
Nurolon^®	PA66	编织缝合线	0.07~0.4	心血管、眼科和神经外科手术	美国Johnson & Johnson公司
Quill^TM SRS	PA	双向带刺单丝缝合线	0.35或0.4	普通外科、妇科、泌尿外科和矫形外科手术	加拿大Angiotech Pharmaceuticals公司
SUPRAMID^® EXTRA	PA6/PA66	电缆型结构缝合线	0.2~1.1	眼科、屈肌腱修复和兽医手术	美国S. Jackson公司

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