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ChronoFlex® AR-LT

Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomer (PC Based)

Supplied by AdvanSource Biomaterials Corp.

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Product Description
The ChronoFlex AR and ChronoFlex AR-LT products are aromatic polycarbonate urethanes designed for molding, casting and dip coating applications. These unique materials are fully synthesized in liquid providing superior strength & elongation while maintaining the inherent polycarbonate advantages of long-term permanent durability and resistance to Environmental Stress Cracking (ESC). Additionally, they may be electrospun or used in water emulsion processes.

ChronoFlex AR & AR-LT polymers are ideal in applications requiring exceptional flexural endurance such as artificial heart diaphragms, vascular grafts, or for use in the fabrication of blood contact surfaces, such as coatings.

The ChronoFlex AR & AR-LT demonstrates an inherent low-tack property, which allows for pulsatile flow in-situ, an innovative characteristic optimal for devices such as VADs and artificial valves components.

This product line is offered in a wide range of viscosity/concentration configurations based upon specific product requirements.

AdvanSource Biomaterials synthesizes and manufactures medical grade materials offering the ability to tailor physical and mechanical characteristics to support and enhance your end product design.

These mechanical characteristic's, critical to the design and development of medical devices, can incorporate a wide range of physical and chemical properties while maintaining core characteristics such as biodurability and biocompatibility. In most materials, specialized characteristics such as the addition of colorant agents or antimicrobial properties (where applicable) can be added to the polymer to provide a homogenous material and limit secondary processing steps.

In addition, radiopaque agents may also be incorporated into the formula to provide additional product enhancements and may contain up to 40%, by weight, of a radiopaque agent thus allowing varied-scale visibility options.

With an expanding range of secondary operations including custom solution development, prototype coating capabilities, and project management services, ASB's expert team of chemists, scientists, engineers and industry professionals assist in every stage of customers' projects, from concept initiation through full-scale manufacture.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • North America
Features 
  • Aromatic
  • Biocompatible
  • Good Strength
  • High Elasticity
  • High ESCR (Stress Crack Resist.)
  • No Animal Derived Components
Uses 
  • Medical/Healthcare Applications
Agency Ratings 
 
Forms 
  • Liquid
Processing Method 
  • Casting
  • Dip Coating
  • Injection Molding
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Solids Content
%
 
Viscosity
     
22% Solids
Pa·s
 
8% Solids
Pa·s
 
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Strength
    ASTM D638
Break
psi
 
200% Strain
psi
 
300% Strain
psi
 
50% Strain
psi
 
100% Strain
psi
 
Tensile Elongation (Break)
%
ASTM D638
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: ChronoFlex® AR-LT, ChronoFlex ARLT, ChronoFlex® , ChronoFlex, ChronoFlexARLT, AR, AR-LT, ARLT, AR:LT, AR/LT, AR+LT, AR_LT, AR LT, Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomer, Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomer (PC Based), Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomer PC Based, TPU-PC, TPUPC, TPU:PC, TPU/PC, TPU+PC, TPU_PC, TPU PC, Thermoplastic Polyurethane, TPU, AdvanSource Biomaterials, ThermoplasticPolyurethaneElastomerPCBased, ThermoplasticPolyurethane, LTAR
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: High Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance, High ESCR, Stress Cracking Resistant, ADC, Animal Derived Materials, Animal Free, Good Strength, High Elasticity, Highly Elastic.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Medical Applications.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 2 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): USP (1), ISO (1).
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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