Urethane/polyester coextruded medical tubing targets PVC replacement

摘要

Tnis coextruded tubing eliminates the environmental concerns of PVC and the toxicity concerns of plasticizers. The coextruded tubing does not have the yellowing problems of polyurethane tubing. Developer of the new 'BioPath tubing is the Natvar Div. of Tekniplex Co., where engineering manager Bob Donohue tells us, "Many of our customers within the United States and overseas are looking to switch to non-PVC products to eliminate health and disposal concerns, but up to this point there have been performance and processing issues associated with non-PVC alternatives.