Laboratory equipment used in diagnostics and research comprises a variety of devices, from Petri dishes, tubes, flasks, and slide storages to manual and automatic pipettes, spatulas, swab sticks, and PCR plates. Regardless of the equipment type, preventing cross-contamination is crucial for all equipment in contact with samples, including body samples (tissue, fluids) and microorganisms, to ensure accurate results. Additionally, resistance to sterilization or reagents is crucial for increased durability. Other essential features include color for specimen identification, colorable overmolds for caps and closures to maintain integrity, high clarity walls for content visibility, low retention and electrically conductive properties for increased measurement accuracy in pipettes, and custom formulations to avoid cross-talk for PCR plates.
Avient’s healthcare colorants, additives, and engineered materials for laboratory equipment are specially developed to meet the various material challenges of these multi-disciplinary products and are customizable to achieve application-specific demands.
Highlights
- Color and special effect masterbatches pre-tested to ISO, US Pharmacopeia, European Pharmacopeia, and ICH Q3D protocols for identification and differentiation
- Functional additives to add features such as high clarity, low retention properties, and polymer stabilization for sterilization
- Color and additive solutions based on biopolymers pre-tested to ISO, US Pharmacopeia, European Pharmacopeia, and ICHQ3D protocols to reduce product carbon footprint
- Flexible, durable, and colorable TPEs for improved grips and gaskets that comply with USP Class VI and ISO 10993
- High-performance thermoplastics with consistent electrical conductivity for precise and repeatable measurements
- Chemically resistant and high-flow thermoplastics for improved durability and processability
