Covestro launches durable materials for housings and hardware

Covestro has launched new durable materials for medical devices housings and hardware. The new Makrolon M6011 FR, a medical polycarbonate, and Makroblend M5005 FR, a medical polycarbonate/polyester blend, offer a differentiated composition of properties that improve chemical resistance while using next-generation flame retardants. 

Covestro has more than 50 years of polycarbonate manufacturing experience in the medical devices industry, this product launch underscores the company’s commitment to continuing to build its portfolio to bridge gaps in this market. As Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) rise and the COVID-19 pandemic persists, these two new materials provide improved disinfectant resistance in response to today’s challenging market requirements for housings of medical devices. 

The new polycarbonate materials now comprise the most stringent UL rating – UL 94 V-0 – and next-generation flame retardancy compared to previous in-market products. In addition, these medical-grade products offer enhanced impact strength, increased rigidity, as well as UV resistance and improved flowability.   

Irving Paz Chagoya, Covestro’s healthcare segment manager in EMEA, said: “The value proposition for these new durable materials is two-fold. First, these products use next-generation phosphorous based flame retardants. Second, these new polycarbonate materials comprise a variety of attributes—improved chemical resistance, impact strength, heat resistance, and so on—in a single solution.”