For excellent impact strength and low temperature flexibility, choose Medalist® TPEs for medical films and bags. Medalist® TPEs can be formulated to have either low or high permeability to gases and vapors, depending on the application requirements. Film made with Medalist® is lighter weight than PVC film, due to the product's lower density and greater strength at thinner gauges. Furthermore, Medalist® exhibits superior elasticity and tear strength for a more durable film. Medalist® is also colorfast. Test results reveal that Medalist® TPEs exhibit 25% less color change after gamma irradiation than standard (non-gamma stable) grades of PVC.
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MD-53200 Series
PVC Alternative TPEs for Tubing and Film
Available from 65 to 90 Shore A, the Medalist® MD-53200 Series mirrors the clarity, haptics, and performance characteristics of PVC, while exhibiting enhanced gamma stability and flexibility over a wider temperature range. Medical tubing made from Medalist has excellent kink resistance and clamp resilience. In addition, with the MD-53200 Series, the aesthetics of the tubing can be easily manipulated during extrusion to appear crystal clear, translucent, or frosted. These grades can also be used in non-breathable single and multi-layer films. In comparison with films made of PVC, Medalist® films exhibit the same degree of strength but at half of the thickness. In addition, Medalist® compounds are 30% less dense than flexible PVC, can be down gauged without compromising strength, can be sealed using heat welding to make bags, and are less permeable to gases and moisture than PVC.
Data Sheets / Processing Guides Applications
Film and Bags:
- Biopharmaceutical Storage
- Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition Bags
- IV & Saline Bags
- Waste Bags
- Peritoneal & Dialysis Bags
Tubing:
- Catheters
- IV
- Drug delivery
- Gas Supply
- Chest Drainage