Applied Plastics has launched a PTFE coating service for nitinol hypodermic tubing and stainless steel used for medical purposes.
The PTFE coating service applies a thin, smooth coating of PTFE fluoropolymer to stainless steel and nitinol hypodermic tubing to achieve optimum release slip properties and to minimize physical properties changes.
Hypotube PTFE Coating Service can be applied to spiral, skived, flared, crimped, ground, and slotted hypotubes.
Finished hypotubes are available in blue, black, green and grey colorsand are chemically inert, bio-compatible, and can operate at up to 288°C.