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Solvay's Radel® PPSU Utilized in Micro-Diameter Variable Flexibility Medical Tubing
Vention Medical's Variable Flexibility Micro-Tubing for Catheter-Based Devices Capitalizes on PPSU's Strength, Stiffness, and Melt Processability ALPHARETTA, Ga.- – RiverTech Medical, a Vention Medical Company, based in Chattanooga, Tenn., has developed precision micro-tubing with variable flexibility for catheter-based medical devices. The micro-tubing offers two to three different...
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Advanced Sensor Technologies Switches From PEI to Solvay's Radel® PPSU for Industrial Sensor Housings
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Advanced Sensor Technologies Inc., Orange, Calif., has switched from polyetherimide (PEI) to Radel-® polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) resin from Solvay Specialty Polymers for production of its high-performance industrial sensor housings. The switch to Radel-® PPSU provides an improved combination of chemical resistance, mechanical strength, and thermal performance to meet the harsh...
Read More »Solvay Specialty Polymers Provides Material Alternatives in Wake of Nylon 12 Resin Shortage
Company Offers Amodel-® PPA and Ixef-® PARA for Key Auto Applications ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Solvay Specialty Polymers, USA, LLC, a leading global supplier of high-performance thermoplastics for the automotive industry, is providing alternative material options to automotive tier suppliers and OEMs in the wake of a recent shortage of nylon 12 resin. We've been working closely with key automotive...
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SensorMed's Surgical Safety Device Uses Solvay's Udel® Polysulfone for High Heat Resistance and Light Dispersion
CableCap(TM) Device Eliminates Risk of Fire Caused by High-Intensity Light Cables in Operating Rooms ALPHARETTA, Ga., March 26, 2012 - SensorMed, Knoxville, Tenn., has introduced a disposable version of its CableCap(TM) laparoscopic safety device, which is designed to eliminate the risk of fire caused by high-intensity surgical light cables in operating rooms. The CableCap device is injection...
Read More »Second Generation Solef® 80000 Series e-PVDF Foam for Aircraft
BOLLATE, Italy - Solvay Specialty Polymers announces today that a second generation of Solef-® PVDF Foam is now available for the Aircraft market. New Solef-® 82050 is the only fully moldable PVDF foam able to pass the key Aircraft Fire, Smoke and Toxicity Tests (FAR and AITM), which certify complete resistance to flame, total heat release, low toxicity on combustion products and reduced...
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Industry's First Totally Implantable Hearing Device Uses Solvay's Zeniva® PEEK for Terminal Connectors
Envoy Medical's Esteem-® Hearing System Features Biomaterial For Exceptional Insulative and Mechanical Performance ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Envoy Medical Corp., St. Paul, Minn., has developed the industry's first totally implantable hearing system for moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss. The Esteem-® prosthetic hearing restoration device features two terminal connectors made of Zeniva...
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DiFUSION Technologies' New Interbody Implants are Made of Solvay's Zeniva® PEEK
Versatile Biomaterial Brings Exceptional Performance in Spinal Devices ALPHARETTA, Ga. - DiFUSION Technologies Inc., based in Austin, Texas, a supplier of minimally invasive spinal implants, recently received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its new Xiphos(TM) line of posterior interbody devices made of Zeniva-® polyetheretherketone (PEEK) resin from Solvay...
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Micropen Technologies Applies Conductive Features to Solvay's Radel® PPSU for Medical Device Uses
Material and Process Deliver Unique Functionality in Spinal Therapy System ALPHARETTA, Ga., March 31, 2011 - Micropen Technologies Corp. has successfully used its unique Micropenning-® direct printing process to apply patterned conductive and dielectric thick film coatings onto a disposable medical device component made from Radel-® polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) resin from Solvay Advanced Polymers,...
Read More »Solvay Advanced Polymers Names Link Upon Advanced Material Corp. as Far East Ultra Polymers Distributor
Agreement Covers KetaSpire-® PEEK and AvaSpire-® PAEK Resins in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China ALPHARETTA, Ga., March 30, 2011 - Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC, has named Link Upon Advanced Material Corp., Taipei, Taiwan, as an authorized distributor for KetaSpire-® polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and AvaSpire-® polyaryletherketone (PAEK) resins in the Far East. Effective April 1, Link Upon will...
Read More »PEEK Grade suits wire and cable insulation applications.
Consisting of medium-viscosity resin, KetaSpire-® KT-851 NT is for use in melt extrusion-based wire and cable insulation layers, as well as monofilaments, multi-filament fibers, ultra-thin tubing, and films. Semi-crystalline material allows for production of articles that are low in gel content and other particulate contamination. KT-851 NT incorporates trace level of lubricant dusted on pellets...
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Solvay's Radel® PPSU Utilized in Micro-Diameter Variable Flexibility Medical Tubing
Vention Medical's Variable Flexibility Micro-Tubing for Catheter-Based Devices Capitalizes on PPSU's Strength, Stiffness, and Melt Processability ALPHARETTA, Ga.- – RiverTech Medical, a Vention Medical Company, based in Chattanooga, Tenn., has developed precision micro-tubing with variable flexibility for catheter-based medical devices. The micro-tubing offers two to three different...
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Advanced Sensor Technologies Switches From PEI to Solvay's Radel® PPSU for Industrial Sensor Housings
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Advanced Sensor Technologies Inc., Orange, Calif., has switched from polyetherimide (PEI) to Radel-® polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) resin from Solvay Specialty Polymers for production of its high-performance industrial sensor housings. The switch to Radel-® PPSU provides an improved combination of chemical resistance, mechanical strength, and thermal performance to meet the harsh...
Read More »Solvay Specialty Polymers Provides Material Alternatives in Wake of Nylon 12 Resin Shortage
Company Offers Amodel-® PPA and Ixef-® PARA for Key Auto Applications ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Solvay Specialty Polymers, USA, LLC, a leading global supplier of high-performance thermoplastics for the automotive industry, is providing alternative material options to automotive tier suppliers and OEMs in the wake of a recent shortage of nylon 12 resin. We've been working closely with key automotive...
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SensorMed's Surgical Safety Device Uses Solvay's Udel® Polysulfone for High Heat Resistance and Light Dispersion
CableCap(TM) Device Eliminates Risk of Fire Caused by High-Intensity Light Cables in Operating Rooms ALPHARETTA, Ga., March 26, 2012 - SensorMed, Knoxville, Tenn., has introduced a disposable version of its CableCap(TM) laparoscopic safety device, which is designed to eliminate the risk of fire caused by high-intensity surgical light cables in operating rooms. The CableCap device is injection...
Read More »Second Generation Solef® 80000 Series e-PVDF Foam for Aircraft
BOLLATE, Italy - Solvay Specialty Polymers announces today that a second generation of Solef-® PVDF Foam is now available for the Aircraft market. New Solef-® 82050 is the only fully moldable PVDF foam able to pass the key Aircraft Fire, Smoke and Toxicity Tests (FAR and AITM), which certify complete resistance to flame, total heat release, low toxicity on combustion products and reduced...
Read More »
Industry's First Totally Implantable Hearing Device Uses Solvay's Zeniva® PEEK for Terminal Connectors
Envoy Medical's Esteem-® Hearing System Features Biomaterial For Exceptional Insulative and Mechanical Performance ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Envoy Medical Corp., St. Paul, Minn., has developed the industry's first totally implantable hearing system for moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss. The Esteem-® prosthetic hearing restoration device features two terminal connectors made of Zeniva...
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DiFUSION Technologies' New Interbody Implants are Made of Solvay's Zeniva® PEEK
Versatile Biomaterial Brings Exceptional Performance in Spinal Devices ALPHARETTA, Ga. - DiFUSION Technologies Inc., based in Austin, Texas, a supplier of minimally invasive spinal implants, recently received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its new Xiphos(TM) line of posterior interbody devices made of Zeniva-® polyetheretherketone (PEEK) resin from Solvay...
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Micropen Technologies Applies Conductive Features to Solvay's Radel® PPSU for Medical Device Uses
Material and Process Deliver Unique Functionality in Spinal Therapy System ALPHARETTA, Ga., March 31, 2011 - Micropen Technologies Corp. has successfully used its unique Micropenning-® direct printing process to apply patterned conductive and dielectric thick film coatings onto a disposable medical device component made from Radel-® polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) resin from Solvay Advanced Polymers,...
Read More »Solvay Advanced Polymers Names Link Upon Advanced Material Corp. as Far East Ultra Polymers Distributor
Agreement Covers KetaSpire-® PEEK and AvaSpire-® PAEK Resins in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China ALPHARETTA, Ga., March 30, 2011 - Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC, has named Link Upon Advanced Material Corp., Taipei, Taiwan, as an authorized distributor for KetaSpire-® polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and AvaSpire-® polyaryletherketone (PAEK) resins in the Far East. Effective April 1, Link Upon will...
Read More »Solvay Specialty Polymers Established as a Global Business Unit
Four historical Solvay Business Units integrate to create global leader in high performance specialty polymers Bollate - Milan, Italy - 4 April 2011 - Solvay Advanced Polymers, Solvay Padanaplast, Solvay Solexis and SolVin PVDC today announced that they are integrating their activities to act as a single, global business enterprise: Solvay Specialty Polymers. The Global Business Unit, a specialty...
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