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Thermoplastic vulcanizates: new materials of choice
1Advanced Elastomer Systems NV/SA, Brussels, Belgium. kurt.severyns@aestpe.com
Medical Device Technology
|August 1, 2000
Abstract:
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.