Solvay, the world's leading supplier of specialty polymers, today announced that SMACO has selected Radel® R-5100 NT High Performance Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) to cast a more ergonomic mobile phone for its new innovative dental scaler. To reduce hand fatigue.
In order to prevent hand fatigue caused by the use of metal mobile phones, SMACO tried to find a lightweight polymer for mobile phones to replace metal materials. However, they found that many other medical grade polymers could not withstand the scaler's extinction. Bacteria and disinfection.
Li Huawei, development manager of Solvay Special Polymers Division Greater China and Southeast Asia, said: 'Radel® polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) not only meets the requirements of SMACO's use of lightweight materials to make mobile phones more ergonomic, but also has high With heat resistance and excellent hydrolytic stability, dental instruments made with them can still operate reliably after repeated steam sterilizing treatment, so it is better to force many common performance polymers to become a better choice for SMACO.
Radel® injection-molded polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) withstands more than 1000 high-temperature, high-pressure steam cycle sterilizations without significant performance degradation. Compared to polysulfone (PSU) or polyetherimide (PEI), Ultra-high toughness polymers have excellent impact strength and superior chemical resistance. In addition, the material also passed the ISO-10993 biocompatibility standard certification.
Thomas Yulzari, SMACO Operations Director, said: “The medical grade Radel® R-5100 NT provides the best combination of performance for our design. The superior performance of Solvay Specialty Polymers is just the beginning of successful SMACO's success. The technical support, professional molding knowledge, and even the technical capabilities of finished product failure analysis are the solid backing and strength guarantees behind an outstanding material.
SMACO's newly launched piezoelectric scaler, divided into two types with LED light and no LED light, is now available globally.
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