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01/31/2005
Donaldson Filter Components Ltd
7 The Parks
Newton le Willows, WA12 0JQ, England
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Jenny Nash
+44 (0) 1942 711711
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DONALDSON MEMBRANES INTRODUCES NEW TETRATEX® E-PTFE MATERIALS FOR DEMANDING MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
Donaldson Membranes, an advanced materials division of Donaldson Company, announces the introduction of new microporous e-PTFE membranes to meet the demanding requirements of the medical market. The unique hydrophobic, oleophobic and high filtration efficiency properties of Donaldson’s Tetratex® e-PTFE membranes have led to a wide range of potential medical applications, including: vent caps, drainage bags, IV administration sets, medical device enclosures, ostomy bags, packaging vents, spike vents, and urine bags.
Tetratex® e-PTFE membranes provide important characteristics for the medical market: chemical inertness and resistance, non-shedding, minimal extractables, a wide operating temperature range, proven bacterial challenge, and toxicity tested to USP 23, Class VI. Products offered by Donaldson Membranes include unsupported Tetratex® films, or Tetratex® films thermobonded or adhesive-laminated to a wide variety of substrates. These products are specially engineered for applications in filtration, venting, and contamination control.
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