PC/ABS blends target medical uses.The first medical-grade PC/ABS PC/ABS Polycarbonate/Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene blends from Bayer MaterialScience, Pittsburgh, have been introduced for opaque parts such as surgical instruments, diagnostic devices, drug-delivery systems, and IV systems. Bayblend DP M850 and Bayblend DP M850XF meet the requirements of the FDA-modified ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 10933 Part 1 tests for biocompatibility biocompatibility the quality of not having toxic or injurious effects on biological systems. biocompatibility 1. The extent to which a foreign, usually implanted, material elicits an immune or other response in a recipient 2. . They can withstand sterilization by ethylene oxide ethylene oxide Occupational medicine A gas used to sterilize medical supplies and other materials , gamma radiation, and electronic-beam radiation. Easy-flow Bayblend DP M850XF is suited to thinwall components. Tel: (412) 777-2000 * www.bayerbms.com |
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