DSM Dyneema Launches Dyneema(R) Purity And Enters Biomaterials Market For Human Implants

Today, DSM Dyneema launches Dyneema® Purity, a high performance fiber of particular interest to the medical device industry. On the basis of this fiber, various medical device companies are already developing new surgical implants and other medical devices. The unique strength of the fiber (weight for weight Dyneema® Purity is 15 times stronger than steel) together with other benefits like flexibility, abrasion resistance and softness make Dyneema® Purity an exciting new fiber for improving current devices, as well as being the basis for new innovative surgical devices.