5270 California Ave, #300
Irvine, CA 92617
617-763-6334
[email protected]
www.matregenix.com

Matregenix was founded in 2018 in Boston, MA, with the goal of utilizing its nanofiber technology as a platform to develop biomaterial implants for various unmet medical needs. Since relocating its operations to Irvine, CA, in 2019, the company has expanded its technology use by developing new filter technology to address the pandemic by manufacturing filter media for N95 respirators, HVAC and other applications.

Matregenix develops nanofiber-coated nonwoven materials through its propriety MGX Hybrid electrospinning process, which has remarkable scalability, and the company currently can produce at least 10,000 square meters per month. “We are looking forward to increasing our production capacity to meet the growing demand for nanofibers in the nonwovens market,” says Dr. Sherif Soliman, founder and CEO of Matregenix.

Matregenix is proactively improving its MGX hybrid electrospinning process and exploring biodegradable nanofiber materials. For instance, the company is planning to add an additional production line that will be able to process wider rolls. “It will triple our current throughput and match with current textile industry standards,” says Soliman. “At the same time, we are developing PLA and PCL nanofiber membranes which will help us create biodegradable filters and films.”

Currently, Matregenix is operating one roll-to-roll assembly line and two “big machines.” An assembly line was the last to be added, more than doubling production capability, with the ability to run three times as fast as one big machine. 

Matregenix runs two divisions, Biomedical and Filtration, which operate from different facilities in Irvine. On the biomedical side, the primary focus is within wound healing and tissue engineering scaffolds. On the filtration side, the two main focuses thus far have been with filter media for both masks and HVAC applications.

“When Covid -19 brought mask shortage and indoor air quality issues into public focus, we felt we have an ethical obligation to leverage our nanofiber technology to help fight the pandemic,” Dr. Soliman says.

The pandemic not only disrupted the supply chain, but it increased awareness about the limitation of the current filtration technologies. Since then, Dr. Soliman says there has been an increasing interest in nanofiber technology to overcome many limitations in the current nonwoven technologies.

Meanwhile, the HVAC and HEPA filter markets are proliferating rapidly, propelled by more rigorous regulations of indoor air quality and increasing demands, he says.

Matregenix has been partnering with many companies across multiple industries in order to understand the needs of new markets and co-develop nanofibrous products to fulfill these needs. For example, the company developed a pleatable nanofiber filter media with different nanofiber filter media that meets MERV rating anywhere between MERV 13 to MERV 17 for HVAC applications. 

“Since Covid, the nonwovens industry has been going through a major change in terms of performance and supply chain. Such the new shifts are expected to increase demands for innovative technologies, such as nanofibers, in the coming years,” he concludes.