Covestro exhibits materials at MD&M East Expo

^{Polymer solutions company Covestro is highlighting its material portfolio for OEMs at MD&M East this week.}

Visitors to Covestro’s booth (#720) can understand how the company’s range of thermoplastic polyurethane films and polyurethane-based adhesives and foams are designed to meet the requirements of medical device and healthcare manufacturers.

At the show, the company will be displaying its Baymedix materials for adhesives absorbent foams and waterborne coatings; and Dureflex and Platilon breathable films.

Visitors will be able to see the North American debut of Baymedix FD103 aqueous polyurethane dispersion, which allows for rapid fluid transport without swelling, making it ideal for wound care. The material is also designed to be used within healthcare wearable as its thermoformability allows design flexibility.

In addition to BaymedixFD103 dispersion, Covestro is highlighting a number of other polyurethane materials in its healthcare portfolio. These include:

Baymedix textile coatings – These waterborne textile coatings are water proof and offer excellent mechanical properties, good haptics and enhanced stability toward disinfectants. They can be used in surgical wear, hospital bed linens, medical furniture and other medial textile coating applications, as well as for non-latex cohesive compression therapy and secondary fixation bandages.

Dureflex and Platilon thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) films – These versatile materials are used in medical wearables, such as patches to house diagnostic-related devices and wound dressings. They are durable, flexible and abrasion resistant. OEMs can work with Covestro to customize the materials’ properties.

Special Dureflex and Platilon TPU films – Designed for high value, functional wound dressings, these materials offer a number of advantages including watertight, water vapor permeable properties and a dirt and microbe barrier. Also, these films do not irritate skin and contain no softeners or solvents. These unique characteristics enable the design of new tailor-made wound dressings that support wound healing.

You can find Covestro at booth 720 at MD&M East.