Thermoplastic Elastomers in Medical Devices - White Paper Safety factors, barrier properties and applications of TPEs in medical devices

Thermoplastic Elastomers in Medical Devices - White Paper Safety factors, barrier properties and applications of TPEs in medical devices

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Thermoplastic Elastomers in Medical Devices - White Paper Safety factors, barrier properties and applications of TPEs in medical devices

Thermoplastic Elastomers in Medical Devices - White Paper Safety factors, barrier properties and applications of TPEs in medical devices

PolyOne provided a variety of solutions from its extensive distribution portfolio to address the needs for internal and external R15 components. PolyOne Corporation, with 2017 revenues of $3.2 billion, is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. ROC currently offers the R15 device, which is cleared as an OTC medical device by the FDA.

Through an exclusive, ten-year license agreement, ElectriPlast® technology will serve as a complement to PolyOne's existing specialty engineered materials portfolio, providing superior shielding for advanced driver assist systems (ADAS), including housings, connectors, and internal components for cameras, sensors, and electronic control units. About PolyOne PolyOne Corporation, with 2017 revenues of $3.2 billion, is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. Applications for ElectriPlast include: Shielding Wire, Power Electronics, Connectors, and Cables; Shielding, Conduction, Batteries, Heated Elements, Sensors, Antennas, Medical Devices, Consumer Electronics and Acoustics, Fuses, Capacitors, Bi-Polar Plates,  Resistors,  Bus bars, ESD, Static Dissipation and Terminals.

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