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Bonding Grades
VESTAMID® Care PEBA
Flexible Multi-Layer Catheter Tubing through co-extruding and reflowing bondable VESTAMID® Care PEBA directly to Daikin Neoflon® EFEP in one step process without the need for adhesives and surface treatments.
Evonik and Daikin have created a complementary product technology for the medical device market in angioplasty and guidewire catheter application: A PEBA-Fluoropolymer Multi-Layer Catheter Tubing in One-Step Coextrusion.
Evonik’s bonding grade VESTAMID® Care ME-B grades cover a range of polyether-block-amides (PEBA) with different flexibility & hardness, which were specially modified to adhere to Daikin Neoflon® EFEP RP-5101 without the need for any adhesive. Compared to our competitive PEBA grades, Bonding Grades VESTAMID® Care ME-B offers excellent thermal stability, resilient bonding strength, and lower discoloration from high process heat.
Benefits of this combination
- One step direct coextrusion with fluoropolymers
- Excellent Bonding Strength
- Design flexibilities to offer new catheter structures
- Elimination of Multi-Step Extrusions
- Elimination of expensive adhesives
- Elimination of surface treatment