The continual development of chemicals and new materials, demands for product improvement and increasing legislation influence our service. Key advice is provided to guide material selection, sterilization and packaging to meet the necessary quality standards and efficient cost effective manufacture of your products. Barkston stock and use high performance plastics meeting the requirements of the FDA, complying with application requirements for medical technology. Depending on the choice of plastic, features include:

• High strength and rigidity
• Can be disinfected / sterilised in superheated steam
• Good creep resistance
• High chemical resistance to body fluids and disinfectants
• Hydrolysis resistant to hot water and superheated steam
• Good electrical insulating properties
• Resistance to high energy gamma and X-ray radiation
• Light weight
• Extensive design possibilities
• FDA approval

Our high grade plastic stock is available in standard and customised colours and includes:

• ACRYLIC (medical grade)
• ANTIMICROBIAL filled plastics
• CELCON®, TECAFORM™ AH, MT (Acetal Copolymer)
• Lot controlled UHMW
• LENNITE® UHME-PE
• PEEK®
• POLYSULFONE
• PVDF (Meets USP Class VI)
• PROPYLUX®
• PMMA (medical grade)
• PES - TECASON E
• PPSU - TECASON P
• PEI - TECAPEI
• PTFE
• PVDF
• RADEL® R (Polyphenylsulfone)
• TEXOLON™ Medical Grade PTFE
• TECAPRO™ MT (Polypropylene Heat Stabilized)
• TECAPEEK™ MT
• TECAPEEK CLASSIX™
• TECANYL™
• TYGON® Flexible Tubing
• TECANAT PC (USP Class VI Polycarbonate Rod)
• UDEL® Polysulfone
• ULTEM (Polythermide)
• ZELUX® GS (Gamma Stabilized Polycarbonate)