WEBINAR

The healthcare industry is a major user of flex foams and EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) foam rubber for hospital mattresses, cushions, wound care products, orthopedic support, prosthetics and in medical devices. Polyurethane (PU) products are also extensively used in coating, sealant, adhesive and bonding applications.

The polyols and isocyanates that make up polyurethane are generally derived from crude oil. The healthcare and medical industries have been looking for more sustainable alternatives, sources and chemistries that are bio-based, biodegradable and recyclable, but provide the same performance in compressive stress, elasticity, recovery.

Material scientist Sumitra Rajagopalan developed a suite of bio-based, biodegradable and recyclable elastomers that could replace traditional polyurethane (PU) as fibre, film, foam, elastic bands or adhesives, providing the same performance in compressive stress, elasticity, recovery.

In this webinar Sumitra and other specialists will discuss the potential for a generational change of material in the industry and the challenges faced in cost and supply chain overhaul.

• Available alternative chemistries that could replace polyurethane.
• The potential for a generational change of material in the industry.
• The challenges faced in cost and supply chain overhaul.

Speakers:

• Sumitra Rajagopalan, Founder & CEO at Bioastra.

Moderator:

• Lukas Jasiūnas, founder & CEO at Ecorbio