{"id":59406,"date":"2022-11-11T08:33:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T08:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/?post_type=application-stories&#038;p=59406"},"modified":"2024-01-31T10:53:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T10:53:09","slug":"oil-free-tpe-for-medical-tubing","status":"publish","type":"application-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/application-stories\/oil-free-tpe-for-medical-tubing\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil-Free TPE for Medical Tubing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"59406\" class=\"elementor elementor-59406\" data-elementor-post-type=\"application-stories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fd6966 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fd6966\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da0fcda\" data-id=\"da0fcda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f991269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f991269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oil-Free + Transparent TPE Materials for Medical Tubing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9de1057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9de1057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For medical tubing the materials need to have high levels of transparency, allowing for clear visibility of the passage of liquids. They also need anti-kinking properties to ensure the free flow of liquids and gasses through the tubing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We developed the Mediprene Oil-Free TPE range to address these demands. Mediprene OF 753M, OF 803M and OF 853M show a PVC like behaviour, with slow recovery after deformation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b5ce3d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b5ce3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c03de91\" data-id=\"c03de91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1836fbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1836fbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Requirements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-deb2fa0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deb2fa0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db359a3\" data-id=\"db359a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8185dd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8185dd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Minimum of potential extractables and leachables<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> PVC, silicone and latex free<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Transparent<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Kink resistant<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Flexibility over broad temperature range<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ed7046\" data-id=\"6ed7046\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a16b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71a16b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Production site accredited to ISO 13485<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Following the VDI 2017 guideline on Medical Grade Plastics<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Sterilizable with gamma, ethylene oxide (EtO) and steam<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfbbc62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfbbc62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81fd73e\" data-id=\"81fd73e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665f64b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"665f64b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chosen Material<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a25d128 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a25d128\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d259e27\" data-id=\"d259e27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c270dba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c270dba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/05\/landscape-standard-880x540-logo-mediprene-of-300x184.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4119\" alt=\"Mediprene OF - Oil Free Medical TPEs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/05\/landscape-standard-880x540-logo-mediprene-of-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/05\/landscape-standard-880x540-logo-mediprene-of-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/05\/landscape-standard-880x540-logo-mediprene-of.png 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ce13a7\" data-id=\"2ce13a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543e177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"543e177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mediprene TPE materials were developed to meet the demands of the medical device industry.<\/p><p>They are highly customisable materials, originating from medical raw materials with high biocompatibility status and compounded under clean conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">Application stories<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69add4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69add4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More Medical Applications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-600f907\" data-id=\"600f907\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e175d2 elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-center 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