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PolyOne Expands Pre-Certified Biocompatible Healthcare Portfolio
With over 30 years’ experience working closely with manufacturers globally in the healthcare industry, PolyOne has a unique understanding of medical-grade polymer colorant formulations and the rigorous performance and regulatory specifications associated with healthcare products.
PolyOne is exhibiting a full range of polymer, colorant and additive healthcare solutions this week at MD&M West in booth 3213.
https://www.avient.com/news/medtec-china-2024-avient-announces-healthcare-tpu-manufacturing-expansion
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Medtec China 2024: Avient Announces Healthcare TPU Manufacturing Expansion
Avient Announces Healthcare TPU Manufacturing Expansion and
Showcases Specialty and Sustainable Materials for Healthcare at Medtec China 2024
Cesa™ Low Retention Additives for Healthcare: formulations that can repel water and other liquids that deliver the last drop out of a package or devices such as pipette tips to change surface retention performance and enable fast evacuation.
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-expands-healthcare-portfolio-biomerics’-specialty-medical-solutions
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PolyOne Expands Healthcare Portfolio with Biomerics’ Specialty Medical Solutions
Biomerics’ Quadra biomaterials are an excellent complement to our healthcare portfolio.
Biomerics chose PolyOne Distribution to increase access of our materials and technology to the larger healthcare market.
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-features-specialty-healthcare-material-solutions-services-mdm-west-2022
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Avient Features Specialty Healthcare Material Solutions & Services at MD&M West 2022
Caption: Avient highlights advanced material solutions and services that help solve healthcare customers’ toughest application challenges at MD&M West in Anaheim.
Avient will also showcase additional polymers, functional additives, colorants, and support services from its unparalleled portfolio that help healthcare customers address the needs and trends of an evolving healthcare landscape:
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-showcase-newest-additions-its-healthcare-portfolio-mdm-west-2025
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Avient to Showcase Newest Additions to its Healthcare Portfolio at MD&M West 2025
Avient announces expansion to Cesa™ functional additives and NEUSoft™ TPU portfolios and will highlight its innovative material solutions for healthcare at MD&M West 2025
For more information about Avient’s innovative healthcare solutions, please visit https://www.avient.com/industries/healthcare.
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Avient’s Malmö, Sweden Site Earns ISCC PLUS Certification for Mevopur™ Healthcare Bio-based Polymer Solutions
Mevopur™ Healthcare Bio-based Polymer Solutions manufactured in Malmö, Sweden, are now ISCC PLUS certified.
Mevopur Healthcare Bio-based Polymer Solutions offer a range of colorants and additives specifically developed for healthcare applications.
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-unveils-high-temperature-vibrant-colorants-healthcare-mdm-west-2022
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Avient Unveils High-Temperature, Vibrant Colorants for Healthcare at MD&M West 2022
Transcend Premier Healthcare Colorants are available globally.
Low minimum order quantities offer specialty healthcare customers greater processing flexibility and inventory efficiencies.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-11/Dispersions Healthcare Industry Bulletin.pdf
The healthcare industry is experiencing continual
change driven by technological advancements,
evolving patient needs, and increasing regulatory
demands.
These
advancements aim to improve accuracy, efficiency,
and accessibility of healthcare services.
Avient offers a broad range of colorant and additive
dispersions for use in healthcare applications that
can improve process efficiency and enhance product
performance.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-09/cai-healthcare-application-bulletin.pdf
COLORANTS & ADDITIVES
FOR HEALTHCARE
Essential polymer solutions
for critical healthcare applications
WHEN MATERIAL EXPERTISE IS
CRITICAL
AESTHETIC APPEAL
Regulatory compliant and
approved masterbatch colors
use custom polymer colorants
to achieve any shade
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Enhance your brand and stand
apart with pearlescent, metallic,
iridescent, fluorescent or
thermo-chromatic effects
SOLID TO LIQUID
SOLUTIONS
Choose from a full range of
available color solutions,
from liquid color to solid
product forms
ANTIMICROBIALS
Efficacy performance and
regulatory requirements are
met in a wide range of resins
compatible with Withstand™
antimicrobial technology
SURFACE ENERGY
MODIFICATION
Additive technologies such as
low retention, hydrophobic,
lubricious, light diffusion, or
anti-stat provide desired surface
manipulation
Materials used for today’s medical devices, parts and pharmaceutical packaging contribute significantly to
performance and, in turn, to a patient’s health and well-being.
Count on Avient to deliver exceptional performance with polymer color and additive solutions for OEMs, processors
and converters who are focused on essential healthcare applications.
GLOBAL REGULATORY
COMPLIANCE
Our regional tech centers
around the world offer
regulatory support and product
stewardship expertise to help
you qualify your products
BIO-COMPATIBILITY
APPLICATIONS
Bio-compatible additives
and colorants, tested under
USP Class VI and ISO 10993,
allow your materials to
achieve required functional
performance while meeting
brand and color standards
STERILIZATION
REQUIREMENTS
A standard color range and
deliberate formulations
provide stability under
harsh sterilization methods
AUTHENTICATION
TECHNOLOGY
Protect your brands with our
Percept™ anti-counterfeit,
security and tracking taggant
technologies, or utilize
radiopacifiers for placement
protection
LASER MARKING
SOLUTIONS
Optimized for color and contrast
without diminishing physical
property characteristics for
branding, inventory management,
data coding, or universal device
identification
PRODUCT & PROCESS
OPTIMIZATION
Maximize production throughput
or eliminate waste with solutions
including dimensional stabilization,
cycle time reducers, chemical
foaming agents, nucleation or
hybrid technology
ONCOLOR™ HC
Colorants designed to be healthcare-friendly.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-07/TPEs for Healthcare Industry Bulletin.pdf
Versaflex™ & Versalloy™ Specialty Engineered Materials
Thermoplastic Elastomers for Healthcare Applications
Delivering specialized thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) solutions for demanding healthcare applications,
Avient has performance-grade materials that are approved for USP VI, ISO 10993-4 and 10993-5.
Common healthcare applications include medical tubing,
gaskets and stoppers, bags, bottles and films, grips, handles and medical devices.
VERSAFLEX™
HC MEDICAL
TUBING GRADES
• Improve extrusion
rates, achieve high
service temperature
performance or
increase clarity
in medical tubing
• Traditional and bio-
based formulations
specifically for
biopharmaceutical
tubing to meet the
needs for weldability
and minimize
extractables during
processing
VERSALLOY™
HC SERIES
• Obtain better flow in
long, thin paths and
lower shrink rates
versus typical TPVs
with our alloys
• Color easily and
obtain a smooth
tactile feel
VERSAFLEX™
HC GASKETS &
STOPPERS SERIES
• Achieve no coring,
good puncture and
resealability in static
stoppers
• Meet low COF
and low stiction
requirements in
dynamic seals
VERSAFLEX™
CL E SERIES
• Increase clarity and
flexibility in bags,
bottles and films
• Mitigate risk with
plasticizer-free
formulations for
film extrusion
• Deliver excellent
odor & O2 barrier
performance for
film extrusion
INDUSTRY BULLETIN
TPE HEALTHCARE PRODUCT SELECTOR GUIDE
Versaflex™ HC Medical Tubing Grades
Versaflex™ HC MT222 Clear 66A 0.88 14 - 334 2.30 629 4.34 898 6.19 430 220 36 ✔ ✔
High clarity,
without plasticizers
Versaflex™ HC MT224 Clear 75A 0.89 19 - 468 3.23 773 5.33 1360 9.40 530 321 56 ✔ ✔
Versaflex™ HC MT226 Clear 84A 0.88 20 - 606 4.17 885 6.10 1600 11.00 600 433 76 ✔ ✔
Versaflex™ HC MT317 Clear 68A 0.89 17 69 450 3.10 660 4.55 870 6.00 470 221 39 ✔ ✔ Very high service temperature
Versaflex™ HC BT218 Natural 67A 0.89 19 69 381 2.60 683 4.70 1186 8.20 608 - - ✔ ✔ Weldable, kink resistant
Versalfex™ HC BIO BT218 Natural 70A 0.88 18 58 416 2.87 668 4.60 1190 8.20 630 - - ✔ ✔
Weldable, kink resistant, contains 40%
bio-derived content (Gen 1 biomass)
Versaflex™ HC Gaskets & Stoppers Series
Versaflex™ HC 2110-35N Natural 34A 0.90 19 47 145 1.00 261 1.80 400 2.76 620 97 17 ✔ ✔ Good resealing
Versaflex™ HC 2110-43N Natural 43A 0.98 12 46 134 0.92 368 2.54 723 4.98 710 - - ✔ ✔ Good compression set
Versaflex™ HC 2110-57B Black 59A 1.01 20 37 369 2.54 558 3.85 537 3.70 350 147 26 ✔ ✔ Low stiction
Versaflex™ CL E Series
Versaflex™ CL E85 Clear 84A 0.90 20 72 752 5.18 1160 8.00 1550 10.70 450 433 76 ✔ ✔
High clarity, without
plasticizers; E95 also offers
excellent odor & O2 barrier
Versaflex™ CL E90 Clear 90A 0.90 27 73 1000 6.89 1230 8.50 1830 12.60 57 - - ✔ ✔
Versaflex™ CL E95 Clear 95A 0.90 38 71 1680 11.60 1730 11.90 2500 17.20 580 720 126 ✔ ✔
Versaflex™ HC 3810 Series
Versaflex™ HC 3810-20N Natural 20A 0.88 16 54 123 0.80 185 1.30 342 2.40 650 - - ✔ -
Formulated without
animal derivatives,
excellent colorability,
translucent
Versaflex™ HC 3810-30N Natural 30A 0.89 18 58 170 1.20 245 1.70 459 3.20 680 - - ✔ -
Versaflex™ HC 3810-40N Natural 40A 0.88 19 59 191 1.30 275 1.90 506 3.50 670 - - ✔ -
Versaflex™ HC 3810-50N Natural 50A 0.89 21 61 264 1.80 366 2.50 699 4.80 690 - - ✔ -
Versaflex™ HC 3810-60N Natural 60A 0.88 24 65 459 3.20 594 4.10 790 5.40 510 - - ✔ -
Versaflex™ HC 3810-70N Natural 70A 0.88 28 67 535 3.70 684 4.70 1000 6.90 570 - - ✔ -
Versaflex™ HC 3810-80N Natural 80A 0.88 30 67 689 4.80 869 6.00 1390 9.60 620 - - ✔ -
Versaflex™ HC 3810-90N Natural 90A 0.88 27 89 1087 7.50 1350 9.30 1890 13.00 570 - - ✔ -
Versalloy™ HC 9210 Series
Versalloy™ HC 9210-45N Natural 45A 0.89 19 39 160 1.10 320 2.20 484 3.33 480 100 18 - ✔
Smooth surface
aesthetics
Versalloy™ HC 9210-55N Natural 53A 0.89 20 44 208 1.44 335 2.31 580 4.00 610 120 21 - ✔
Versalloy™ HC 9210-70N Natural 70A 0.89 23 53 356 2.45 510 3.52 780 5.38 590 180 32 - ✔
Versalloy™ HC 9220 Series
Versalloy™ HC 9220-70 Natural 70A 0.95 17 51 453 3.12 - - 643 4.43 265 208 36 ✔ ✔
ExtrudableVersalloy™ HC 9220-80 Natural 80A 0.94 18 59 553 3.67 777 5.36 945 6.52 415 208 36 ✔ ✔
Versalloy™ HC 9220-90 Natural 90A 0.94 25 55 1030 8.13 1350 9.33 1945 13.45 620 400 70 ✔ ✔
Standard Healthcare Grades
Versaflex™ G2705N Natural 60A 0.88 - - - - 528 3.64 670 4.62 470 - - ✔ ✔ Natural, high strength
Versaflex™ CL 2242 Clear 43A 0.89 23 - 152 1.05 294 2.02 731 5.00 780 124 22 ✔ ✔
High clarity, boilable
Versaflex™ CL 2250 Clear 50A 0.89 20 - 220 1.52 337 2.32 827 5.70 770 140 25 ✔ ✔
Versaflex™ OM Series
Versaflex™ OM 1040X Natural 42A 0.92 22 - 180 1.24 301 2.08 504 3.47 580 100 18 ✔ ✔ ABS/PC
overmoldVersaflex™ OM 3060 Clear 59A 0.90 33 - 420 2.90 360 2.48 500 3.45 480 180 32 ✔ ✔
Versaflex™ OM 8940X-1 Clear 42A 0.91 - - 233 - 311 - 1573 - 1059 - - - - PK, COPE overmold
Versaflex™ OM 4052 Natural 56A 1.01 27 - 271 - 557 - 1680 - 670 - - ✔ - Excellent chemical resistance;
PK, PC, ABS, PC/ABS overmoldVersaflex™ OM 4063 Natural 54A 1.12 30 - 365 - 580 - 1640 - 670 - - ✔ -
Color Hardness Specific Gravity
Compression Set
@ 23°C
Compression Set
@ 100°C
100% Modulus 300% Modulus Tensile Strength Elongation Tear Strength
ISO
10993
USP VI
Special
Characteristics
ASTM Shore A ASTM/ISO ASTM % ASTM % ASTM psi MPa ASTM psi MPa ASTM psi ISO MPa ASTM % ASTM pll ISO kN/m
GENERAL PROPERTIES TENSILE PROPERTIES OTHER
For further information on specific grades, review technical data sheets.