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US 5,601,889 AGranted
Radio frequency weldable polymer articles
AssigneeFerro Corporation
InventorsDeenadayalu Chundury, Rajeev S. Bhatia
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AssigneeFerro Corporation
InventorsDeenadayalu Chundury, Rajeev S. Bhatia
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This invention relates to a polymer article prepared by the process comprising the steps of: (1) blending polymer composition comprising (A) at least one ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, (B) at least one propylene ethylene copolymer, and (C) (1) from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of a cross-linking agent, (2) from about 0.1% to about 35% by weight of one or more polymers selected from: (i) at least one co-, or terpolymer of at least one vinyl aromatic compound; (ii) at least one co-, or terpolymer of an alpha-olefin, and at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of an acrylic acid, an acrylic ester, a vinyl silane, and a vinyl alcohol; (iii) at least one polyolefin other than a propylene homopolymer or a propylene-ethylene copolymer; (iv) at least one polyetheramide block copolymer; (v) at least one ionomer; (vi) at least one oxidized polyolefin wax, or mixtures of (1) and (2); and forming the polymer composition into the article. This invention also relates to articles such as bags, pouches, tubing, closures, etc. The polymer articles of the present invention can be used to form a variety of medical parts with good mechanical properties. The polymer articles are RF weldable and have a low specific gravity, allowing down-gauging and improved processing relative to PVC. In addition, the polymer articles are sterilizable by a wide variety of methods including steam, gamma, ethylene oxide and E-beam techniques, as well as possessing high contact and see-through clarity and excellent barrier properties. These polymer films are halogen free. The articles do not produce toxic or corrosive chemicals upon incineration. Thus, these articles do not pose an environmental disposal problem.
An article prepared by the process comprising the steps of:
A method of joining polymer articles comprising the steps of:
An article prepared by the process comprising
An article comprising two monolayer polymer films joined by radio frequency welding to form a bag or pouch wherein the monolayer polymer films comprise a halogen free blend of
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.