The main PVC APPLICATIONS HEALTHCARE
PVC has become the top choice when it comes to healthcare, from plastic bags and medical tubing to wall covering, flooring of hospital interiors. Thanks to its physical and technical features (chemical resistance, low maintenance) PVC represents 40% of the overall plastic medical devices used in hospitals and it is now the most widely used plastic in pre-sterilised single-use medical applications.
In order to make the vinyl softer and more flexible, plasticisers need to be added, but these are subject to pre and post evaluation procedures and are included in the European Pharmacopoeia, in addition PVC can be easily sterilised using such method as steam, radiation or EtO, Gamma Irradiation and Beta, making it safe and sterile.