PolySLIX™ is a specially formulated material that offers better lubricity than HDPE but that can be processed in the same manner as standard Polyurethane materials. We incorporate special additives into a polyurethane base resin, uniformly dispersed to provide the full benefits of the additives without affecting the base material’s mechanical properties, workability, or sterilization characteristics.
PolySLIX™ Medical Tubing Applications
PolySLIX uses a twin-screw compounding process to create a homogeneous resin. This blended resin extrudes well as tubing, with tight tolerances on the inner diameter (I.D.), the outer diameter (O.D.), and wall thickness. Since PolySLIX is a custom compound, not a coating, the I.D. and O.D. benefit from its lubricious properties. This material benefits medical tubing and device applications that require greater lubricity, such as rapid exchange catheters, guidewire lumens, and endoscope applications.
PolySLIX™ Medical Tubing Features
Because PolySLIX can be processed in the same manner as standard polyurethanes, it can be reflowed for jacketing, braid, or coil-reinforced catheters and facilitates thermal bonding to medical balloons. PolySLIX materials can be reflowed to create custom geometry such as tip forming or flaring. PolySLIX is also bondable with medical-grade adhesives.
PolySLIX™ Medical Tubing Durometer Options
Available in a full range of durometers from 80A through 75D, PolySLIX is an innovative solution for applications requiring added lubricity, such as concentric tubing, which must slide relative to each other with low friction. This is particularly important for catheter delivery systems, which require flexibility to navigate tortuous pathways where high frictional forces can limit device functionality.
Contact DUKE Empirical for PolySLIX Medical Tubing
At DUKE Empirical, we make purchasing medical-grade tubing easy with short lead times and quick, convenient, and hassle-free shipping. It’s not just stock products that ship with the industry's best lead times; custom empirical and rapid customized catheter products are also provided with the shortest lead times available and personalized service. That’s the DUKE difference!
Need your products quick? DUKE Empirical has you covered with our ultra-fast shipping times. Our stock tubing products ship within 24 hours of purchase and braided standard tubing ships within 48 hours of order placement!
Duke specializes in custom medical tubing, offering the shortest lead times in the industry. Our stock medical tubing and custom catheter tubing extrusions are available in numerous sizes, materials, and configurations.
