06.11.11
Foster Corporation has introduced the NanoMed EX compounds to bridge the gap between the Pebax TPE resin and nylon 11 in flexural modulus. The NanoMed EX compounds offer 45 percent more stiffness without the reduction in elongation that typically occurs with the Pebax 7233 MED. Particles with dimensions less than a nanometer are dispersed through a Pebax polymer-based matrix with the Putnam, Conn., company’s polymer processing technology, producing a polymer formulation similar to unmodified Pebax resin. The formulation also is designed for catheter extrusion processing.