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Discover how our Versaflex™ HC TPEs provided the ultra-soft and gel-like feel, optimized performance, and complied with FDA and ISO 10993 requirements.
https://www.avient.com/industries/healthcare/catheter-materials-medical-tubing/medical-tubing
Medical-grade thermoplastic elastomers that meet various regulatory requirements, such as ISO 10993 and USP Class VI
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-expands-healthcare-portfolio-biomerics’-specialty-medical-solutions
Biomerics manufactures its materials in ISO 13485 and FDA registered facilities in Salt Lake City, UT.
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-present-broad-array-innovative-and-sustainable-materials-solutions-chinaplas-2025
Colorant Chromatics™ Transcend™ Premier Healthcare Colorants: based on polysulfone and PEEK resins with the capability of withstanding up to 1,000 autoclave cycles and high-heat sterilization at 150°C, these colorants are formulated with ingredient materials that have been successfully tested for ISO 10993 biocompatibility and are available in a line of bright and vivid transparent or opaque shades
https://www.avient.com/news/plastics-and-rubber-thailand-2024-include-avients-showcase-specialty-and-sustainable-materials
Avient’s Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Calculator: a tool that is third-party-certified by TÜV Rheinland, developed to evaluate the carbon footprint of Avient’s specialized and sustainable material solutions to help companies address the growing demand to create and meet sustainability commitments, understand the environmental impact of products, and navigate the complex landscape of reducing carbon emissions, particularly for upstream materials, and aligns with the ISO 14067:2018 standard for quantifying and reporting the carbon footprint of a product
https://www.avient.com/industries/healthcare/medical-packaging/pharmaceutical-packaging
White colorants for polyolefin containers and closures pre-tested to USP, EP, and ISO protocols
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/Trilliant HC GF Polyketone _PK_ Product Bulletin.pdf
These advanced, customizable formulations
are ISO 10993 compliant, compatible with gamma,
autoclave, or EtO sterilization, and come in pre-
colored or natural grades.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-01/Mevopur Healthcare Functional Additives for Bormed Resins Application Bulletin.pdf
MEVOPUR COLORANTS
• Standard colors in PP and PE to shorten
time-to-market
• Custom colors matched to Pantone, RAL or
other color reference
• White colorants for pharmaceutical packaging
for LDPE, HDPE and PP with opacity to reach
USP chapter
MEVOPUR FUNCTIONAL ADDITIVES
• Antistatic formulation with good flow/impact
for injection molding
• Amide- and amine-free antistatic for film
in contact with API (Active Pharmaceutical
Ingredients)
• UV blocking for transparent PP and PE
packaging to meet USP chapter
• Non-migrating friction reduction/processing
aid for PE and PP
• Laser marking/welding additive for fast,
reliable marking/assembly
• MVTR (Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate)
reduction for HDPE to improve shelf-life
• Thermal protection of the polymer during
processing
• Gamma/e-beam sterilization protection for
PP (up to 50kGy) with color compensation
for reduced yellowing
REGULATORY SUPPORT
• Raw materials tested to:
- ISO 10993-1 and USP biological
evaluation
- European Pharmacopeia 3.1.3/3.1.5
(polyolefin)
- USP (polyethylene)
- ICH Q3D elemental impurities
• Registered Drug Master File (Type III) and/or
Device Master File
• Food contact established with FDA/EU*
APPLICATION BULLETIN
* FDA/EU compliance information available upon request
Bormed™ is a registered trademark of Borealis
Healthcare use limitations apply—see below.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-03/colorant-chromatics-high-temp-compounds-selection-guide.pdf
COLORANT
CHROMATICS
HIGH-TEMPERATURE
POLYMER FORMULATIONS
PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE
COLORANT CHROMATICS
HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOUNDS
PROPERTY ISO Test Method Units PES PPSU PEI LCP PEEK PSU
PHYSICAL
Density 1183 — 1.37 1.29 1.27 1.40 1.30 1.24
Mold Shrinkage Flow/X-flow 294–4 % 0.8/0.85 0.7/XX 0.6/0.7 0/0.7 1.0/1.3 0.7
MECHANICAL
Tensile Strength 527 Mpa 85 70 85 200 100 70
Tensile Elongation Yield 527 % 7 7.5 6 — — 6
Tensile Elongation Break 527 % >25 >60 60 3 30 >50
Izod Notched 180 kJ/m2 7 55 5 95 7 5.5
THERMAL
HDT 1.8 MPa 75 °C 205 200 190 190 150 175
FLAMMABILITY
Flame Rating UL-94 — V-0 V-0 V-0 V-0 V-0 HB
ADDITIONAL
Steam Sterilizable — Cycles 100 2000 2000 1500 1000 100
CUSTOM OPTIONS
Color — — Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reinforced — — Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Conductive — — Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lubricated — — Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Radiopaque — — Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Trade Names — — Veradel
Ultrason E
Radel
Ultrason P Ultem
Vectra
Zenite
Xydar
KetaSpire
Victrex
Vestakeep
Udel
Ultrason S
Avient high temperature precolored and specialty compounds are your solutions for high performance
products.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-10/Cesa Laser Additives Laser Welding Product Bulletin.pdf
waterproof
watches, and eyewear frames
• Healthcare products – ISO and USP pre-tested
solutions are sold as Mevopur™ Healthcare
Functional Additives
BENEFITS
• Produces strong, durable, and consistent seams
• Available for polyolefins, TPE, ABS, SAN, PA, PC,
PMMA, and others on request
• Delivered as concentrates or ready-to-use
formulations
• Can be combined with color into a single
product
• Specific regulatory compliance available on
request, e.g., UL 94 recognition, EU and US food
contact
• Product guidance from our experts
PRODUCT BULLETIN
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