Concordia's BIOFELT® is a proprietary needle punched non-woven felt scaffold material that is highly porous (>97%), soft and flexible, biocompatible and enables human cells to grow into its 3D interconnected pores so that new natural tissue can be formed to replace and/or repair damaged human tissues.

Pre-clinical applications of BIOFELT includes cardiovascular tissue regeneration for arteries and heart valves and orthopedic tissue regeneration of cartilage, and several clinical applications utilizing BIOFELT have been approved by the FDA in dental and urological surgery.

Specifications:

Concordia's BIOFELT is produced from medical grade bioresorbable polymeric fibers, including polyglycolic acid (PGA) and poly-L lactic acid (PLLA). BIOFELT can be specified with the following dimensions and characteristics:

Felt Dimensions:

20 cm x 30 cm (Full Sheet)
20 cm x 15 cm (Half Sheet)
10 cm x 10 cm (1/6th Sheet)

Thickness: 0.3 to 7 mm
Density     : 30 to 300 mg/cc

Discs and Tubes:

Sheets of BIOFELT can also be cut and formed into various shapes like discs and tubes. Discs are die cut in 1 mm increments from 5 mm to 20 mm, with custom size available upon request. Concordia has developed a proprietary method for forming seamless non-woven tubes which can be supplied in inner diameters from 3 mm to 15 mm and various lengths as specified by our customers.

BIOFELT scaffolds are supplied non-sterile, solvent scoured, vacuum-sealed in moisture barrier foil pouches and packed with desiccant for optimum storage and shelf life.