{"id":9382,"date":"2019-04-09T15:11:24","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T21:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=9382"},"modified":"2023-06-06T12:44:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T18:44:10","slug":"pe-webinar-what-you-need-to-know-about-tpes-for-medical-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/9382\/pe-webinar-what-you-need-to-know-about-tpes-for-medical-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to know about TPEs for medical devices: trends, material properties, and overmolding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/profile#emailpreferences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4917 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2016\/04\/button.png\" alt=\"button\" width=\"418\" height=\"36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/button.png 418w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/button-300x26.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/register.gotowebinar.com\/register\/7967449780354522893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9383 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2019\/04\/TrinseoRegPageImage-300x203.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/TrinseoRegPageImage-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/TrinseoRegPageImage.png 341w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Recorded on May 16, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Presented by Trinseo<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Join Trinseo live on Thursday, May 16 from 10:00 to 11:00 EST as we provide an overview talk on why thermoplastic elastomers (TPES) are becoming a material of choice for medical devices.\u00a0 The presentation will be cover the macro trends in healthcare that are creating a demand for more patient- and provider-friendly devices, and how TPEs are satisfying this need as vinyl and silicone substitutes and also with overmolding.<\/p>\n<p>This webinar will provide an overview of TPE chemistries, key properties of the materials, and measurement standards. 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