What is TPC-ET Material

Dupont TPC-ET PC945 NC010 is a thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPC-ET material) specially designed for the medical care field, combining the flexibility of rubber with the structural strength of engineering plastics. Its multi-functionality, processing adaptability and safety performance in the medical industry have made it one of the focus materials of modern medical manufacturers.

01 | Material highlights and characteristics

Outstanding flexibility and strength balance: Achieving an elongation at break of up to 500% without sacrificing strength, it meets the design requirements of various flexible medical devices.

Wide-temperature impact stability: It maintains extremely high impact toughness even in an environment as low as -40°C, making it suitable for cold transportation or low-temperature surgical conditions.

Medical-grade standards: Natural color, UV resistance added, meeting medical contact requirements, compatible with medical-grade processing environments and regulatory standards.

Outstanding dimensional stability: Low shrinkage rate and low creep modulus ensure structural stability and service life after precision forming.

Strong electrical insulation capacity: High surface resistance and volume resistance, along with excellent dielectric properties, can be used in emerging fields such as smart wearables and medical sensor packaging.

02 | Typical applications

Medical care products: e.g. catheter connectors, flexible connectors, portable device housings.

Personal care and rehabilitation devices: e.g. non-slip protective gear, elastic fixation straps

Medical consumable components: components that require repeated squeezing and bending, such as soft tail tubes for injection devices.

Smart medical packaging: modular components that support flexible electronics and dielectric isolation

03 | Technology and Processing

TPC-ET PC945 NC010 is compatible with a variety of processing methods, greatly expanding product design and manufacturing flexibility:

  ・Injection moulding: for precision medical device components

  ・Extrusion moulding: for continuous production of tubes and strips

  ・Calendering and thermoforming: for flat films or flexible sheets

  ・Casting and coating: for complex structural components or surface treatments for medical wearable products

The material has excellent flow and melt control, and a wide processing window, which helps to improve production yields and reduce processing costs.

04 | Innovations and Industry Competitive Advantages

DuPont's TPC-ET material demonstrates the following innovations and industry advantages over conventional TPE or PVC materials:

  ・A greener choice: Plasticiser-free, no vulcanisation required and recyclable to meet the growing sustainability requirements of the healthcare industry.

  ・Consistent performance across a wide temperature range: Consistent mechanical and electrical performance across the entire temperature range, from autoclaving to low-temperature transport.

  ・Global validation and certification support: As part of the DuPont Medical Materials System, PC945 NC010 supports regulatory documentation and material traceability.

05 | TPC-ET Material PC945 NC010 Datasheet

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06 | Overview of Customer Feedback

  ・A certain European medical equipment manufacturer: It adopts PC945 NC010 to replace traditional silicone rubber for the components of reusable infusion systems, which offers better feedback flexibility and more reliable bonding.

  ・Asian smart health product brand owner: It is used as a packaging material for smart wearables, praising its combination of electrical insulation and skin-friendly softness.

07 | Recommended materials for the same purpose

If you are considering or are already using TPC-ET material, you may also consider the following alternative or complementary materials:

08 | Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1: Can this material be used for in vivo implantation?
A1: TPC-ET PC945 NC010 is designed for short-term in vitro contact medical devices and is not recommended for long-term in vivo implantation.

Q2: Can this material be used for steam sterilization?
A2: It can withstand high temperatures and supports some medical sterilization methods (specifically, it should be tested and verified based on the shape of the component and the equipment process).

Q3: Is the material RoHS or REACH compliant?
A3: DuPont materials are generally compliant with mainstream environmental regulations and declarations of compliance and information are available.

Q4: Can it be used for optically transparent medical parts?
A4: The material is translucent in nature, not optical grade, if there is a requirement for transparency, it is recommended to choose a special optical TPEE material.

09 | Our Foreign Trade Supply Advantages

As a professional foreign trade supplier in the global TPC-ET material sourcing chain, Juyuan offers:

🌍 Global original factory channel guarantee: long-term cooperation with DuPont, SK and other brands, the source of goods is authentic and traceable
 ⏱  Controlled delivery, flexible shipping: support Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States multi-location delivery programme
📑 Complete technical information: assist customers to obtain complete TDS, MSDS, compliance documents
🧩 Small batch customisation and sample support: support for trial moulds and samples, helping R&D validation to advance quickly
🤝 Full-process pre-sales technical support: from material selection to processing guidance, help customers reduce trial and error costs

For more information or quotation of TPC-ET PC945 NC010, please contact Juyuan, we will provide you with professional and efficient one-stop raw material solutions.

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