AHLSTROM
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Ahlstrom is the global leader in fiber-based specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. Our product portfolio consists of innovative medical fabrics that are used to make surgical gowns, protective apparel, sterilization wraps, drapes, facemasks and coveralls. Our solutions are also used in a large variety of everyday applications and we are known and recognized for providing superior service, reliability and high-quality products for Laboratory, Diagnostics and Bioprocess applications.
Windsor Locks, Connecticut (CT), United States
Healthcare
Products & Services
Laboratory filtration
Ahlstrom
We supply a wide range of filtration and separation media to laboratories worldwide, used for laboratory analysis, sample preparation and specialized applications. Our product portfolio for includes solutions for macrofiltration, such as qualitative and quantitative filters, as well as microfiltration, syringe filters and membrane filters for sample preparation and testing purposes.
- Glass and Quartz Microfiber Filters are employed in various environmental control applications such as water and air monitoring
- Qualitative and quantitative filter papers employed in sample preparation, laboratory applications and analysis
- Microfiltration membranes and syringe filters are specifically manufactured according to the highest quality standards and are broadly employed in laboratory microfiltration applications
High performance medical fabrics
Ahlstrom
These high performing medical fabrics are used around the world in surgical and clinical environments to protect patients, healthcare and frontline workers against viruses, bacteria and fluids.
- PureArmor® BVB protective apparel fabric is specifically developed for environments sensitive to particle contamination like a laboratory, with its low lint and particle shedding. It’s strong, soft, highly breathable and provides an excellent barrier
- TrustShield™ product portfolio has single-use medical fabrics that are laser resistant, protect against chemical permeation, biological hazards and are highly absorbent
- TenderGuard™, a unique portfolio of remarkably soft, comfortable, and protective medical fabrics. Our proprietary technology produces super soft fabrics used to make a face masks that are extremely comfortable for the wearer
Sterilization wraps
Ahlstrom
Our Reliance® range of fabrics can be used for sterilization wraps, packaging systems and absorbent tray liners.
- Crepe, wetlaid and SMS fabrics in a variety of colors and basis weights
- Reliance® Solo single-step wrapping solutions offer two bonded sheets of SMS for faster wrapping and unwrapping without compromising sterility and aseptic opening
- Reliance® Tandem interleaved solutions combine different technologies, each offering specialized performance properties for wrapping. The use of two colors clearly differentiates between the two layers during transport, storage and in the operating room allowing damage to be easily seen
- Reliance® Fusion, our next-generation sterilization wraps that can help reduce the incidents of wet packs and re-sterilization
BioProcess and Pharma
Ahlstrom
We offer high-quality filtration media for separating particles from fluid in BioProcess manufacturing.
Our selection includes our “P” grades, designed and manufactured with the highest standard in terms of quality and certified to be used for general coarse filtration, fine filtration, and retention of specified particle sizes during the clarification of various biofluids and as a septum to hold filter aids in a plate and frame filter presses or other filtration configurations, to remove low levels of particulate in many biopharma applications.
Components for rapid test kits
Ahlstrom
Lateral flow assays provide rapid diagnosis for a wide variety of medical conditions. Our ability and experience in the treatment of high-performance material brought a crucial contribution to the development of our solutions for rapid test kits and diagnostic device components.
We offer a wide range of high-quality absorbent filtration media, sample pads, next-generation conjugate pads, and plasma separation media, specifically designed for use in flow-through and lateral flow assays, as well as dipstick devices.
The main fields of application include:
- Infectious disease screening
- Pregnancy tests
- Drug abuse monitoring
- Animal screening
- Food and beverage testing
Specimen Collection Cards
Ahlstrom
Our portfolio offers simple, cost-effective and reliable collection, transportation and storage of biosamples at ambient temperature. Minimal volumes for analysis, less equipment required and basic skills, all features which make our cards ideal to be used in any kind of environment and circumstances.
Main fields of application include:
-Screening of infectious diseases - thanks to ambient transport through conventional mail, our specimen collection cards improve access to vulnerable patient groups living in non-urban areas and ensure better therapy monitoring. Our cards are widely employed in HIV screening programs in Africa, as an example
- Newborn screening programs - testing all babies in their first days of life for certain disorders and conditions that can hinder their normal development
- Human Identification – solutions widely employed in the forensics market for human genetics and DNA identification
- Biobanking - The use of our specific treated fiber-based solutions offers a novel approach to biosample storage and represents an ideal resource for large biobanking population studies
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About
Ahlstrom is the global leader in fiber-based specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. Our vision is to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders. We add value by combining fibers with our advanced technology and innovative and entrepreneurial culture, constantly exploring novel materials and new applications. Sustainability, innovation and quality are central in all our solutions such as diagnostic materials and protective medical fabrics. For decades Ahlstrom has been making single-use medical fabrics used to keep health care professionals and patients safe and comfortable. Our product portfolio consists of innovative medical fabrics that are used to make surgical gowns, protective apparel, sterilization wraps, drapes, facemasks and coveralls. Our solutions are also used in a large variety of everyday applications and we are known and recognized for providing superior service, reliability and high-quality products for Laboratory, Diagnostics and Bioprocess applications.
