BioPharm Silicone Tubing

Advantages:

  • Ultra-smooth inner surface.
  • Minimizes particle entrapment.
  • Lower absorption; excellent biocompatibility; no leachable additives, DOP, or plasticizers.
  • Odorless and nontoxic, fungus resistant. No taste imparted to transported fluids. Weather, ozone, corona, and radiation resistant.

Limitations:

  • Do not use with concentrated solvents, oils, or acids.
  • Relatively high gas permeability.

Application Suitability:

Acids: Poor
Alkalies: Poor
Organic solvents: Not recommended
Pressure: Fair
Vacuum: Good
Viscous fluids: Fair
Sterile fluids: Excellent

Physical Characteristics and Composition:

  • Thermal set rubber.
  • Siloxane polymers and amorphous silica. Excellent compression strength.
  • Soft material.
  • Translucent, clear to light amber.

Temperature Range:

-75 to 450°F (-60 to 232°C)

Meets Classifications:

  • USP Class VI
  • FDA 21 CFR 175.300
  • Exceeds 3A standards

Gas Permeability:

cc x mm
x 10-10
(cm2 x sec. x cm Hg

CO2: 25,147
H2: -
O2: 4715
N2: 2284

Cleaning/Sterilization:

  • Sterilize by ethylene oxide (ETO), autoclave, or gamma irradiation up to 2.5 Mrad.
  • To autoclave: Coil loosely in nonlinting cloth or paper; autoclave at 250°F (121°C), 15 psi (1 bar)for 30 minutes.