Inventors:
Jiren Gu - Naperville IL, US
Assignee:
GLS Corp - Arlington Heights IL
International Classification:
A61J 11/00
C08K 5/01
US Classification:
524476, 524481, 524505, 215 111
Abstract:
A plasticized HSBC blended with polypropylene and free of a filler material which adversely affects clarity, provides an injection-moldable composition for an article required to have specific properties, namely, tensile strength in the range from about 4. 13 to 8. 96 MPa (600 to 1300 psi); tear strength in the range from about 21 to 52. 6 N/mm (120 to 300 lbs/in); softness in the range from about 45 but less than 65 Shore A; and haze less than 20%, measured by ASTM D1003 using a BYK Gardner Micro Tri-gloss 4525 meter; and it is essential that all of these properties, along with the physical dimensions of the molded article, remain substantially unchanged after immersion of the article in boiling water for 1 hour. Such a composition is may be injection molded to form a nipple for feeding an infant, or a teething ring, or goggles for a diver, and the articles are sterilizable and recyclable.