Phthalate-free TPE for medical & infant care.

A new phthalate-free TPE TPE Thermoplastic Elastomer
TPE Terminal de Paiement Electronique (French)
TPE Total Power Exchange
TPE Twisted Pair Ethernet
TPE Tampines Expressway (Singapore)
TPE Therapeutic Plasma Exchange alloy from GLS GLS - Guy Lewis Steele, Jr. Corp., McHenry, Ill., addresses recent regulations limiting phthalate-based plasticizers plasticizers

mostly triaryl phosphates, such as tricresyl, triphenyl phosphates, which are poisonous. See also triorthocresyl phosphate. and the growing market demand for low-extractable TPEs. Versaflex CL E95 is plasticizer-free and offers "water clarity," sterilizability, and low extractables. Target uses include food and medical tubing, drug storage and delivery devices, face masks, and infant care items.

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The TPE allows gamma and autoclave autoclave

Vessel, usually of steel, able to withstand high temperatures and pressures. The chemical industry uses various types of autoclaves in manufacturing dyes and in other chemical reactions requiring high pressures. sterilization. A range of hardnesses, custom colors, and flow capabilities are available.

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Title Annotation:	keeping up: materials
Publication:	Plastics Technology
Date:	May 1, 2008
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