Teknor Apex, provider of custom plastic compounds for the healthcare industry, announced the expansion of its medical-grade thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) portfolio, with new grades specifically designed for biopharmaceutical tubing applications. The expansion was announced prior to COMPAMED, with the materials on display at the show.
The company says that the new materials, the MD-90000 Series, from the Medalist line of materials, are tailored to address unique challenges associated with the continuous processing of biopharmaceuticals through roller pumps.
The company developed the new line using new SEBS rubber technology that it says is ‘first to market’ and greatly improves spallation performance, reduces spallation as it occurs in other TPE materials.
Derek Laffey, Global Market Manager – Medical spoke to Med-Tech Insights:
