PVC is the most widely used polymer to manufacture single-use medical devices and will retain that position for the foreseeable future, according to a new study from Global Market Insights. The ...

Flexible PVC, a polymer that is widely used in medical device applications, can be mechanically recycled up to six times without compromising its technical properties, according to new research. The ...

Akron, Ohio — Medical product designer Len Czuba gave a history of vinyl in medical devices at the Vinyltec conference, and he strongly supported vinyl as the most reliable, cost-effective material ...

TekniPlex Healthcare, a leading provider of advanced healthcare solutions, has announced the launch of its new bio-based medical-grade polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compounds. The compounds are the first ...

PARIS -- In December 2012 the French senate passed a law unilaterally banning the use of tubing containing di (2-ethyhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) from pediatric, neonatal and maternity wards. The ban will ...

Poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) is the most versatile of all the commodity polymers. It can satisfy a wide range of product function, safety, performance, and cost criteria. This book considers the ...

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), commonly used to make medical products, may release a plasticizer — di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) — which could affect patients’ health, environmental protection groups ...

To conduct an extensive literature and toxicological database review on substitute compounds and available alternative medical products to replace polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and/or di(2-ethylhexyl) ...

Data from three studies suggest that using trimellitates can reduce the amount of plasticizer that may migrate from PVC devices. Richard C. Adams The use of plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for ...