A HIGH - PERFORMANCE PVC ALTERNATIVE TO
SILICONE FROM COLORITE

Colorite Polymers has announced a recent product advance: the development of Flexchem -- a new, less costly medical grade PVC compound available in durometers from 35 to 65 Shore A hardness. Flexchem is designed as an alternative to silicone in applications where a high degree of resilience is required.

Unlike ordinary vinyls, Flexchem compounds feature built-in resiliency and superior recovery characteristics -- rebounding readily after compression. Their natural resiliency makes them the ideal, cost-friendly choice for tubing which is pinched and released repeatedly in medical applications, such as peristaltic pump tubing.

Performance tests demonstrate that Flexchem works just as well as silicone rubber in these applications -- and at half the cost!

Flexchem compounds are white or translucent and can also be colored. They are sterilizable, and contain FDA-sanctioned ingredients appropriate for use in USP Class VI medical applications. In related areas, Flexchem has been shown to offer excellent properties as a beverage spout or conduit, which may be pinched open and closed repeatedly.

Because it is vinyl, Flexchem also accepts printing better than silicone, and unlike silicone, it can be heated, RF or solvent welded -- making it easier to assemble medical devices that are relatively complicated.

A brochure and data sheet can be obtained by calling 1-800-631-1577.