Webinar

ECOBIOMAXX™: Biobased, Biodegradable Polyurethane Platform

Rao S. Bezwada, PhD

Founder & CEO

Bezwada Biomedical LLC 

Thursday, March 19,   Webinar at 5:30 PM Pacific time

Abstract

Bezwada Biomedical has developed a new class of polyurethanes synthesized from biobased, hydrolysable monomers, resulting in polymers that are fully biodegradable and suitable for high-performance applications. This platform overcomes the limitations of conventional, biostable polyurethanes by enabling controlled hydrolytic degradation while maintaining essential mechanical properties, including tensile strength, elasticity, and processability.

The polymers exhibit tunable degradation kinetics, allowing precise modulation of material resorption profiles to match specific clinical or environmental requirements. These materials can be processed into diverse morphologies—such as foams, fibers, coatings, electrospun mats, scaffolds, and extruded filaments—facilitating their integration into a wide range of biomedical devices and sustainable product designs.

Scalable manufacturing processes have been established, ensuring reproducibility and suitability for industrial applications. This technology provides a unified solution for the development of absorbable medical devices and environmentally degradable industrial materials, contributing to reduced ecological impact without compromising functional performance.

Speaker Background

Rao S. Bezwada established Bezwada Biomedical, an innovation-based and technology-driven research company, in 2003. The company is focused on developing a wide range of novel absorbable polymeric biomaterials to help produce next generation bioabsorbable medical devices with therapeutic applications.

Dr. Bezwada earned a doctorate in chemistry from the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey and has over 40 years of research experience in the medical device industry, including 20 years of service at Ethicon, Inc. (a Johnson & Johnson Company). While at Ethicon, Dr. Bezwada’s research and development efforts led to the launch of a number of products, including Monocryl®, an ultra-pliable synthetic absorbable monofilament suture. This product has represented worldwide sales of more than two billion dollars since its launch in 1993. Its success earned him the prestigious Johnson medal from J&J in 1996.

Dr. Bezwada has over 150 issued US patents on absorbable polyurethanes, absorbable amino acid polymers, absorbable polyester amides, absorbable polyoxaesters, and controlled release polymers. His work has led to the creation of more than 10 FDA-approved products marketed by Abyrx for wound healing and bone applications, all based on Bezwada Biomedical’s absorbable polyurethane technology.

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