Thermoplastic vulcanizates: new materials of choice
Severyns, K.
Medical Device Technology 11(2): 28-32
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 1048-6690 PMID: 10915490 Document Number: 7928
Increasingly, thermoplastic vulcanizates of ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber-polypropylene are being specified for medical applications. This article describes their properties and advantages over thermoset rubbers and other conventional medical elastomeric materials.
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