Thermoplastic PU.

Desmopan DP 6386A is a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU TPU - Text Processing Utility ) that is said to be particularly resistant to scratching, abrasion and slipping. It produces soft touch surfaces. The TPU has a hardness of 86 durometer A. It has a polyether pol·y·e·ther
n.
A polymer in which the repeating unit contains two carbon atoms linked by an oxygen atom. base and is therefore said to be highly resistant to hydrolytic and microbial microbial

pertaining to or emanating from a microbe.

microbial digestion
the breakdown of organic material, especially feedstuffs, by microbial organisms. degradation.

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Title Annotation:	Materials
Publication:	Rubber World
Date:	Dec 22, 2005
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