DuPont launches new specifications of Tyvek® medical packaging materials, cutting into the low-end market

Release date: 2017-09-22

Medical Valley today (September 20th) latest news, at the 13th International Medical Device Design and Manufacturing Technology Exhibition (Medtec China 2017, September 20-22), DuPont announced the launch of an Asian first The new specification of Tyvek® medical packaging material, while inheriting the excellent material properties of the Tyvek® family of products, provides a more cost-effective option for lighter weight and lower risk medical device packaging.

DuPontTM Tyvek® is a non-woven technical material made of high-density polyethylene fibers. It is resistant to bacteria, light, flexible and durable. It was launched in 1967 and the medical packaging is an innovative material of Tyvek®. One of the first commercial applications. Tyvek®'s unique material structure gives it a natural advantage over other materials in maintaining the sterility of medical devices, providing patients and healthcare providers with the protection they need to help them achieve greater careers. Tyvek® has been recognized as a benchmark in the field of sterile medical packaging and is highly regarded for its superior microbial barrier, robustness and compatibility with a variety of sterilization methods.

2017 is the 50th anniversary of the DuPontTM Tyvek® brand. In these 50 years, DuPont has not stopped the pace of innovation. In response to the needs of the medical packaging market, DuPont has invested significant resources in the development of new medical grade Tyvek® materials.

Joe Dennes, Global Technical Director of DuPontTM Tyvek®, said in an interview with Medical Valley that the new size of Tyvek® medical packaging has better strength and breathability than existing products on the market. “The original series is mainly for the protection of medium and high-end equipment. The new product fills the blank of DuPont's material for aseptic packaging protection of low-end medical devices, mainly used for light, low-risk medical devices. It's also relatively cheap," Joe Dennes said.

Joe Dennes said DuPont is very optimistic about the Asia Pacific medical packaging materials market and will continue to increase investment in research and development. According to him, DuPont has already occupied most of the three types of medical devices, and will pay more attention to the first- and second-class medical device markets in the future, providing suitable products and giving customers more choices.

"Medical devices are bound to move in a more rational and safer direction. This is an opportunity for medical device manufacturers and manufacturers of aseptic packaging. I think medical packaging materials solutions will also move in this direction." Joe Dennes said.

Source: Medical Valley