Evaluation of Plasticisers for PVC for Medical Devices

Kolofon

Title
Evaluation of Plasticisers for PVC for Medical Devices

Author
Karbæk, Kjeld

Publisher
Miljøstyrelsen

Responsible institution
Danish Technological Institute, Plastics Technology

Ansvarlig institution
Teknologisk Institut, Plastteknologi

Copyright
Miljøministeriet. Miljøstyrelsen

Series and number
Environmental Project no. 744, 2003

Serietitel og nummer
Miljøprojekt nr. 744, 2003

Keywords
dan: tilsætningsstoffer;  PVC;  medicinalindustri

Abstract
eng: On the basis of a feasibility study of the plasticiser substances and     groups of substances that are commercially available on the market today, nine substances were selected for further investigations. PVC compounds plasticised with these selected substances were prepared and tested for a number of properties that were considered as primary selection criteria for medical applications. Compounding was easy with all the investigated plasticising substances and it was easy to prepare specimens and test samples by injection moulding with all the prepared compounds. An attempt was made to rank the selected and investigated substances in comparison with a reference DEHP plasticised PVC compound. Some have a slightly lower strength value, some have a slightly lower strain at break value, and some have a higher cold flexibility temperature. None of the substances was rejected as potential alternatives to DEHP. However, much more data are needed before DEHP can be seriously substituted in medical devices.

Resumé
dan: På basis af studier af de blødgørende stoffer og stofgrupper, der er kommercielt tilgængelige i dag, er der udvalgt og undersøgt ni stoffer. Der blevet fremstillet PVC-kompounder med hvert af disse stoffer som blødgøringsmiddel. Disse kompounder er blevet prøvet for en række udvalgte  egenskaber, som anses for at være primære udvælgelseskriterier for anvendelse i medicinsk udstyr. Alle kompounderne var lette at fremstille, og det var uden særlige problemer at forarbejde alle kompounderne ved sprøjtestøbning. Det er blevet forsøgt at rangere de undersøgte blødgørende stoffer i sammenligning med en DEHP-blødgjort PVC-kompound.  Nogle har lidt mindre styrke, nogle lidt mindre brudtøjning (relativ brudforlængelse), og nogle har en højere cold flexibility-temperatur. Ingen af
stofferne er blevet forkastet som potentielle alternativer til DEHP. Imidlertid kræves der mange flere data, før man kan erstatte DEHP i medicinsk udstyr.

Language
eng

ISBN - electronic
ISBN 87-7972-398-5

URL
http://www.mst.dk

ISSN - printed
ISSN 0900-6788

Version
1.0

Version date
2003.02-06

Format
htm; gif; pdf

Inventory
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Publication standard no.
1.0