Cosco tests the compatibility of plastics with high-strength hospital disinfectants

Cosmos announced that it recently teamed up with disinfectant manufacturer Metrex to test six different Cosmodry polycarbonate materials and three of Metrex's products.
these products are widely used throughout the medical industry.
press release states that the sample is pre-stretched in accordance with the practice of rapidly assessing plastic compatibility with disinfectants and that multiple wipes and drying cycles are performed with Metrex disinfectants to simulate actual use.
, they are evaluated based on their stretch strength hold.
said the material developed by Cosco performed well in testing and maintained its stretching properties to withstand the use of strong disinfectants.
Makrolon M6011 FR polycarbonate, Makroblend M4000 FR and Makroblend M5005 FR (both PC-PBT mixtures) are all flame retardant housing materials with skin contact biosysorbence.
Makrolon M6011 FR Polycarbonate and Makroblend M5005 FR PC-PBT will be available in 2021 and samples are now available, according to Pittsburgh-based CoscoTron.
, a leading polycarbonate supplier in the healthcare industry, is constantly innovating to meet the most pressing challenges is our DNA," said Paul Nowatzki of Healthcare, a senior product specialist at Cosco Ventures.
we have specially designed these new plastics to withstand strong disinfectant materials to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other pathogens.
"By playing to our strengths and bringing together our collective expertise, everyone benefits: our company, our customers, and, most importantly, healthcare professionals and the people they care for," added Yatao Liu, metrex's general manager.
summary of the results of this complete test is available from CoscoTron.