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 ...

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 ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Global Compounds and Westlake Dimex, business units of Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK), today announced the launch of “Choose Pink,” a pilot polyvinyl chloride (PVC ...

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) ...

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 ...

Plastic is one of the world’s most ubiquitous materials, essential to daily life as we know it. Production is growing at a rate of 3.4 percent—three times faster than our global population growth.