Increasing Effectiveness and Safety Safety and ease of use are crucial for drug delivery systems to reduce side effects, minimize dosing errors, and encourage patient compliance with prescribed treatment plans. Avient’s range of medical-grade polymers, colorants, and additives can enhance the safety and effectiveness of these devices while helping manufacturers mitigate risks when bringing products to market.

The Zodiac Aquarius range of water-based inks includes high solids, discharge, high mesh, soft base, and special effect inks, and has been formulated to provide very soft, yet vibrant prints, while meeting stringent compliance and regulatory requirements. Special effect inks are ready-for-use water-based effects which can be used to enhance prints and differentiate designs

Avient constantly monitors the evolution of regulations in the healthcare industry and develops products to help customers comply with them well before they come into effect,” said Beate Treffler, market development manager EMEA, Color and Additives, at Avient. In this case, the newest amber masterbatches comply not only with the current USP 661 standard, which governs plastic materials used in pharmaceutical packaging, but they have also been tested for compliance to USP regulations that won’t become effective until December 2025. Amber shades are known to be effective in prolonging the shelf life of packaged pharmaceuticals by protecting from degradation caused by UV light.

Proprietary light barrier technology that protects your contents from the harmful effects of UV rays. Discover how a cosmetics brand achieved circular packaging with glamorous and striking special effects The effects can last as long as 10 hours and are available in three glow colors: yellow, aqua and violet

OnColor™ FX™ Special Effect Colorants Special Effects Colorants: OnColor™ FX™ Learn how molded-in color can offer the same eye-popping effects of paint at a greater efficiency and lower cost

Effective solutions exist to keep your packaging clear, and recent developments make it easier than ever to do so. Effective packaging also serves a significant role by increasing attractiveness and the likelihood that customers will purchase a specific food. During film extrusion, you can introduce a specialty additive concentrate in concentrations formulated to produce anti-fogging effects.

Mevopur™ Special Effects for Healthcare Devices and Pharmaceutical Packaging - Application Bulletin Learn about the key characteristics and regulatory support Mevopur™ Special Effect Colorants offer for healthcare devices and pharmaceutical packaging Artisan™ AR7300 pre-colored thermoplastics are customized ABS formulations to help manufacturers achieve brilliant and high-gloss metallic effect, excellent chemical resistance, and scratch resistance

Artisan™ high-gloss, metallic effect ABS formulation provided paint replacement solution to meet electronic applications needs Protected membranes from effects of flora, fungi and algae Mitigated causal effect of undesirable odors

Artisan™ high-gloss, metallic effect ABS formulation provided paint replacement solution to meet electronic applications needs Protected membranes from effects of flora, fungi and algae Mitigated causal effect of undesirable odors

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