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Overcoming stacked tolerances

One of the most familiar challenges associated with the designing and engineering of medical devices is achieving stacked tolerances

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Biovinyl flexible compounds

Teknor Apex Company has developed flexible vinyl compounds with plasticizers based on renewable resources for applications that include medical tubing. The new BioVinyl flexible vinyl compounds incorporate phthalate-free Dow Ecolibrium bio-based plasticizers, which are manufactured using plant byproducts by Dow Electrical and Telecommunications (Dow E&T), a unit of The Dow Chemical Company....

Did you hear? Hearing aid elastomers meet multiple challenges

Flexible material choices advance hearing options....

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Medical Design Material News

Biovinyl flexible compounds

Teknor Apex Company has developed flexible vinyl compounds with plasticizers based on renewable resources for applications that include medical tubing. The new BioVinyl flexible vinyl compounds incorporate phthalate-free Dow Ecolibrium bio-based plasticizers, which are manufactured using plant byproducts by Dow Electrical and Telecommunications (Dow E&T), a unit of The Dow Chemical Company....

Did you hear? Hearing aid elastomers meet multiple challenges

Flexible material choices advance hearing options....

HDME enables advanced fibers

Medical fiber technology for wound healing, implantable devices, and medical textiles is made through a melt-spin process known as high-definition micro-extrusion (HDME). ...

Medical equipment resin

Developed for powered medical equipment housing applications, an advanced polycarbonate polyethylene terephthalate blend material can be used to protect electrical components of a device and its outer housing from chemicals that may compromise them. The Emerge PC/PET9500CR advanced resin from materials supplier Styron, Berwyn, PA, is designed to provide chemical and ignition resistance, durability, processing characteristics, and aesthetic appeal. It also offers resistance to aggressive chemicals, including surface disinfectants and cleaners commonly used in medical environments, which can attack plastic surfaces and cause crazing, cracking, or product failure. Additionally, it has a UL 94 rating of V0 at 2.0mm for flammability performance....

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B. Braun OEM Division, B. Braun Medical Inc.Bethlehem PA, US

DonatelleNew Brighton MN, US

Enercon IndustriesMenomonee Falls WI, US

Acadia Resources Inc.Bellmont MA, US

Advanced Electron Beams Inc.Wilmington MA, US

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IV containers keep patients and staff safe

The VISIV is a flexible intravenous container for medications and solutions. The VISIV is a flexible intravenous container for medications and solutions.

IV containers keep patients and staff safe

The VISIV is a flexible intravenous container for medications and solutions. The VISIV is a flexible intravenous container for medications and solutions.


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