Dow CALIBRE® 2071 15 Polycarbonate, Sterilization Grade

Subcategory: Polycarbonate; Thermoplastic

Key Words: PC

Material Notes:
CALIBRE® 2071 resins are designed for those applications which use steam or ethylene oxide for sterilization while providing enhanced mold release characteristics. This material has excellent retention of physical properties and optical clarity when exposed to ethylene oxide. For those applications which use steam sterilization or autoclaving, CALIBRE 2071 polycarbonate resin offers superior hydrolytic stability for a polycarbonate resin.

Typical applications(1) are hemodialyzers, anesthesia containers, blood oxygenators, arterial filters, intravenous connectors, cardiotomy reservoirs, arteriograph manifolds, blood centrifuge bowls and physiological pressure transducers.

Available Melt Flow Rate: 15.

(1) NOTICE REGARDING LONG-TERM MEDICAL IMPLANT APPLICATIONS: The Dow Chemical Company does not recommend any medical resin or film product for long-term medical implant applications in humans (more than 72 hours). Further, Dow does nor recommend the use of any medical resin or film product for cardiac prosthetic devices regardless of the time period that the device will be wholly or partially implanted in the body. Such applications include, but are not limited to, pacemaker leads and devices, cardiac prosthetic devices, such as artificial hearts, heart valves, intra-aortic balloon and control systems, and ventricular bypass assist devices. Dow does not recommend any nonmedical grade resin product for use in any human implant applications.

Where available, biocompatibility data relates to resins, not necessarily to fabricated products. Manufacturers of medical devices, equipment and packaging are responsible for determining the suitability of resins for their intended use.

Data provided by Dow Chemical.