Diagnostic Systems

More tests in less time with smaller samples at lower cost – this is the bottom line for today’s diagnostic and bio-analytical systems. Tests can no longer be carried out in glassware – it is too difficult to make and too expensive to maintain. Single use plastic tubes, cuvettes, multiwell plates and the “lab-on-a-chip” are now the standard.

For applications such as boxes/drums for blood sugar test strips, pistons for low volume/small diameter syringes and pipets, Celanex^® MT^® polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and Vectra^® MT^® liquid crystal polymer (LCP) are excellent candidates.

The desirable properties of Ticona’s products include:

Celanex^® MT PBT

• High stiffness and strength
• Easy flow
• Good chemical resistance
• Compliance with USP Class VI and applicable FDA regulations
• Good resistance to gamma radiation

Vectra^{® MT} LCP

• Exceptional barrier to moisture, oxygen, carbon dioxide
• Ultra high flow
• Excellent chemical resistance
• Compliance with USP Class VI and applicable FDA regulations
• High modulus and strength in very thin walls