Technology · Health & biomedicine / Regenerative & personalized medicine

Bioresorbable scaffolds & new implant devices

Vessel scaffolds that support the artery for a while and then dissolve, to avoid the permanent metal cage of drug-eluting stents — mixed record: Absorb was withdrawn, newer devices such as Firesorb and NeoVas have approvals.

Maturity 6/9 Risk: high Medical devices & implants CN · EU verified 2026-10-16 · 5 Sources

1 · What it gives

Bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) give temporary support to diseased blood vessels and then fully degrade in the body. They were introduced to overcome the limits of metallic drug-eluting stents, such as permanent caging of the vessel. The technology is at mixed stages: some early devices (Absorb) were withdrawn, while newer ones (Firesorb, NeoVas) have received regulatory approvals.

2 · What it replaces 6

D1	Acid mine drainage and metal-rich mine water treatment with passive biological systems — sulfate-reducing bioreactors, compost wetlands, aerobic wetlands — instead of perpetual lime dosing Replaces: Active chemical treatment with lime/caustic soda (high-volume metal hydroxide sludge, continuous chemical and energy use), or no treatment …	SERV
D1	Bio-based plasticizers — epoxidized soybean/linseed oil (ESBO), citrate esters (ATBC), isosorbide diesters, castor-oil derivatives — instead of ortho-phthalates (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DIBP) in PVC Replaces: Low-molecular-weight ortho-phthalate plasticizers in flexible PVC (flooring, cables, films, toys, medical tubing, food-contact gaskets)	CHEM
D2	Composting and anaerobic digestion of separately collected biowaste instead of landfill Replaces: Landfilling of food and garden waste (methane emissions, leachate) and its incineration with mixed waste	SERV
D1	Metal-contaminated soils, mine tailings and smelter sites managed by phytostabilization, phytoextraction and rhizoremediation (gentle remediation options) instead of excavation, soil washing and inert capping Replaces: Excavation and disposal of metal-contaminated topsoil; chemical soil washing (acids, chelators such as EDTA); bare tailings covered with …	SERV
D1	Biosurfactants (rhamnolipids, sophorolipids) instead of petrochemical surfactants in cleaning and industrial formulation Replaces: Petrochemical surfactants in cleaners and formulations - linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS), alcohol ethoxylates (AEO), alkylphenol …	CHEM
D2	Bumblebee pollination instead of hormone sprays and manual vibration in greenhouse tomatoes Replaces: Fruit-setting hormone sprays (synthetic auxins such as 4-CPA / tomatotone) and labour-intensive manual flower vibration in greenhouse …	MACRO

3 · How to implement 3 steps

1
Predilate
Predilate with a non-compliant balloon matched to the vessel diameter.
2
Implant
Implant the scaffold only after full balloon expansion is confirmed.
3
Follow up
Follow the device as it resorbs.

4 · Who delivers

Matched suppliers (matched automatically)

PBS Biotech	United States	Services / consulting	active
Starke Ayres (Pty) Ltd.	South Africa	Research / RTO	active
Algal Bio	Japan	Research / RTO	active
FEEDMASTER (PTY) LTD	Namibia	Services / consulting	active
Jindalai Environmental 金达莱 (SSE 688057)	China	Research / RTO	active
SyncoZymes (Shanghai)	China	Producer	active
Abbott Laboratories	United States	Producer	active
Alcon	Switzerland	Producer	active
Boston Scientific	United States	Producer	active
Fresenius	Germany	Producer	active
GE HealthCare Technologies	United States	Producer	active
Johnson & Johnson	United States	Producer	active

Leading companies and institutes (from the brief)

MicroPort (Firesorb), Lepu Medical (NeoVas), Meril Life Sciences (MeRes 100), Biotronik (Magmaris) and REVA Medical (Fantom) are named. Others are matched by the portal under Medical devices & implants.

5 · Rules & route to market

Route into Russia / EAEU: SERV · — (operator: Rosprirodnadzor, Rostechnadzor)
none for the service; operator permits (integrated environmental permit ~1 month)
Information, not legal advice — confirm the procedure for your product. (2026-10-06)

United States

The sources reviewed on 2026-10-16 identified no the US regulator or standard specific to this technology. Treat the route as case-by-case and ask for a check.

European Union

The sources reviewed on 2026-10-16 identified no the EU regulator or standard specific to this technology. Treat the route as case-by-case and ask for a check.

China

In China, bioresorbable scaffold devices are regulated by the NMPA.

6 · Money: tenders & grants

Grant	Open topic: Using the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative to strengthen urban manufacturing in support of … European Commission · EU	Apr 8, 2027 174 days
Grant	Strengthening forest research for the support of Ukraine European Commission · EU	Sep 22, 2027 341 days

7 · Tech stack & innovations

Main risk from the sources: higher cost together with no clear clinical superiority over contemporary drug-eluting stents limits adoption.

Sources 5

Microport.com.cn — www.microport.com.cn 2026-10-16
Eurointervention.pcronline.com — eurointervention.pcronline.com 2026-10-16
Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov — ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 2026-10-16
Www1.hkexnews.hk — www1.hkexnews.hk 2026-10-16
Mdpi.com — mdpi.com 2026-10-16