The versatility of TPE


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For more than 30 years, TPE materials have been successful between the material classes of thermoplastics and elastomers. They have established themselves as a separate group and are suitable for a wide variety of applications as they eminently combine the mechanical properties of vulcanized elastomers with the processing characteristics of thermoplastics.

The versatility of TPE

Reclosing intravenous bag closure made from TPE

At ACTEGA DS, we exploit this variety displayed by thermoplastic elastomers for our PROVAMED® portfolio whose material properties can be flexibly classified within a wide framework. This means not only can it be tailored to your specific needs but also complies with the various requirements stipulated by stringent international rules governing technical medical products and therefore the actual raw materials themselves. Let’s take as an example material for packaging with direct contact to medical media – high-quality intravenous bag closures or so-called resealing membranes for intravenous bags or bottles.

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Popular in medical care


They can be found in hospitals and doctors’ surgeries all over the world: intravenous bags. They have established themselves in the area of medical care and are very popular among doctors and nursing staff. And not without reason: they are easy to handle, intravenous bags deflate in full when empty, the drip chamber cannot run dry, and ventilation is not necessary. Consequently, pressure infusion is achieved swiftly. Unlike once-off injections, infusion therapy refers to continuous, usually parenteral administration of medical fluids, primarily administered intravenously.

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One step ahead

In a phase in which the demand for high quality is coupled with the necessity for drastic cost reductions, i.e. the phase in which the entire healthcare and medical sector currently finds itself, manufacturers of medical technology are relying heavily on answers from the supplier sector. There are hopes for solutions concerning existing and anticipated legal specifications in particular. Specializing in highly-sensitive areas of application and strongly-regulated markets, we offer a wide portfolio of efficient compounds for use in the medical environment.

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