Manufacturers of catheters can benefit through increased production efficiency by eliminating a need for co-extrusion, which is typically required to manufacture striped catheters, as well as reducing material usage and complexity.

When selecting a solution for a dark colored application, key factors building product manufacturers must consider include part orientation, solar heat build-up, profile configuration and extrusion conditions.

Extrusion Polymer Selection Guide

This would reduce costs, ease certification and – by eliminating secondary extrusion processes – effectively increase manufacturing capacity. 

Mevopur color and performance concentrates as well as ready-to-use formulations add value to a wide range of applications: MEDICAL DEVICES • Drug delivery • Catheters • Renal care/dialysis • Surgical instruments • Dental instruments • Medical device packaging • Electronic instruments and accessories for monitoring PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING • Vials, ampoules • Bottles for pills, liquid medicines • Blister packaging IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS (IVD) • Blood analysis • IVD devices • IVD disposables (e.g., pipette tips) • Point-of-Care To meet various manufacturing processes, colorants and functional additives are provided as concentrates for dilution into the polymer or as ready-to-use formulations. Mevopur products cover the wide range of polymers and thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) used in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors. It is the responsibility of the medical device manufacturer and the person placing the medical device on the market to ensure compliance of the medical device with all applicable laws and regulations, including the suitability of all raw materials and components used for its manufacture.

Composition Vectran® is an aromatic polyester spun from a liquid crystal polymer in a melt extrusion process. Key Features • High strength to weight ratio • Good creep resistance • High abrasion resistance • Excellent flex fatigue properties • Minimal moisture absorption • Excellent chemical resistance Disadvantages • Vectran® suffers from UV degradation, which causes strength loss and discoloration • Hair-like filaments tend to fray FIBER-LINE® PROCESS FOR VECTRAN® LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER • Coating • Twisting • Extrusion • Pultrusion • Precision Winding FIBER-LINE® VECTRAN® PRODUCTS • Strength Members • Ripcords • Belt & Hose Reinforcement Yarn • Industrial Fabric Yarn • Synthetic Wire Rope Abrasion Resistance Yarn on Yarn Abrasion Ultraviolet (UV) Resistance Flame Resistance Chemical Resistance (Acid) Chemical Resistance (Alkali) Chemical Resistance (Organic Solvent) P P X P P P P Property UOM Value Breaking Tenacity g/d 23.0 Specific Gravity Ratio 1.40 Elongation @ Break % 3.8 Tensile Modulus g/d 600 Moisture Regain* %

The FlexCart M.I. is designed to meet the needs of extrusion and similar continuous processes requiring additive and colorant delivery directly into a molten polymer stream. To operate in an extrusion process, the mixing capabilities may need to be enhanced and the FlexCart M.I. can be combined with a Cavity Transfer Mixer (CTM).

MECHANICAL STRENGTH – BURST TESTING Anthranilamide AAnchor 1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com EASY INTEGRATION ColorMatrix AAnchor is a liquid dispersion additive easily incorporated into the PET stream during injection molding or extrusion using ColorMatrix standard liquid metering equipment. It is compatible with PET bottles formed from an extrusion blow-molded or stretch blow-molded process.

They are suitable for injection molding, extrusion, and blow molding. Extrusion-specific concentrates are available for most common packaging resins, including PP, PE, PS, PET, and PLA.

Mevopur™ Healthcare Functional Additives Laser Marking Additives for Medical Devices and Pharmaceutical Packaging Laser marking offers several advantages compared to other marking technologies. Potential applications include graduation markings for dose-dials, syringes and droppers, and serialization/coding (e.g., UDI) for medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging. It is the responsibility of the medical device manufacturer and the person placing the medical device on the market to ensure compliance of the medical device with all applicable laws and regulations, including the suitability of all raw materials and components used for its manufacture.