MEDICAL APPLIANCES

Applications

    • flexible tubes
    • blood bags
    • surgical gloves

Stabiliser Requirements

The permitted list of additives is restricted and appropriate stabilisers are available which can yield the maximum benefits in performance in this very specialised area.

All medical applications have to be approved by the relevant national authorities and very often product by product.

Further Reading

A. Bruder et al., PVC - The Material for Medical Products www.pvcplus.de/newseng250299.htm (in English) or Swiss Plastics, 4 (1999) and Swiss Chem, 5 (1999) (in German)