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Biomedical Polymers and Compounds™

Arkema Rilsamid® MED polyamide 12

Rilsamid

Foster Corporation is the official North American sales and distribution partner for Arkema in the medical device market providing medical grade Rilsamid® MED polyamide 12.

Continuously developed by Arkema for more than fifty years, Rilsamid® polyamide 12 (nylon 12) polymers are a global brand. Rilsamid polymer offer outstanding properties, including:

Rilsamid polymers are easy to process, using most processing technologies, including extrusion, extrusion blow molding, injection molding and rotational molding. Rilsamid® MED polymers can be modified to deliver customized performance such as wide range of color, heat and light stabilization, radiopaque fillers, plasticizers, lubricants, impact modifiers, reinforcing fibers, nano particles, etc.

  • Excellent resistance to chemicals (particularly hydrocarbons)
  • Ease of processing
  • Wide range of working temperatures [-40°-130°C (40-266°F)]
  • High dimensional stability and low density

 

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