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M-Flex

Product catalog summary

Introduction
Meissner's M-FlexTM thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) tubing is designed for critical biopharmaceutical applications, offering a robust and secure supply chain. It is translucent, animal component-free, and serves as a direct substitute for commonly used TPE tubing in biopharma, promoting standardization and interchangeability.

Biocompatibility Testing
M-FlexTM tubing has undergone extensive biocompatibility testing, meeting USP Class VI and ISO standards. It is non-cytotoxic and passes various tests including cytotoxicity, bacterial endotoxin, and light obscuration particle count.

Physical and Tensile Properties
The tubing maintains flexibility down to -60 °C and can be autoclaved at up to 135 °C. Key physical properties include a durometer hardness of 67 Shore A and a specific gravity of 0.901. Tensile testing shows strong performance with tensile strength at break of 1510 psi (non-sterile) and 1250 psi (post-gamma irradiation).

Applications and Versatility
M-FlexTM is suitable for overmolding applications and is used in Meissner’s BioLink® overmolded tubing and filter sets. It reduces the number of unique fluid contact materials and mechanical connections in single-use assemblies.

Welding and Sealing
M-FlexTM tubing welds effectively with common thermal tubing welders and seals using standard TPE settings. It demonstrates high strength in both welding and sealing applications.

Pump Performance and Sterilization
The tubing performs well in pumping applications and can be sterilized by gamma irradiation or autoclave.

Tubing Sizes
A variety of standard and custom sizes are available, with detailed specifications provided for inner and outer diameters, wall thickness, and coil lengths.

Catalog excerpts

M-Flex Thermoplastic Elastomer Tubing TM Meissner's M-FlexTM thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) tubing provides a robust and secure supply chain paramount for continual singleuse adoption in critical biopharmaceutical applications. M-FlexTM tubing is translucent and certified animal component free (ACF). M-Flex™ provides a direct replacement option for TPE tubing used in biopharmaceutical applications. M-FlexTM has been tested extensively for biocompatibility in accordance with USP and ISO standards. It meets the requirements as specified in the current USP Class VI plastics tests and is non-cytotoxic....

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TPE Tubing Platform Versatility M-FlexTM is the TPE of choice in overmolding applications ranging from bottle stoppers to Meissner’s modular BioLink® overmolded tubing and filter sets. BioLink® was purposely designed to reduce the number of unique fluid contact materials in a given single-use assembly and eliminate nearly all mechanical connections. Specifications M-FlexTM tubing performs well over a wide range of temperatures and remains flexible to -60 °C. The tubing can be autoclaved at temperatures as high as 135 °C for up to 60 min. A partial synopsis of the extensive physical and tensile...

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Welding M-FlexTM tubing welds exceptionally well using common industry thermal tubing welders and standard recipes. Meissner's comprehensive welding studies, using a variety of tubing sizes, shows high strength quality welds not only for welding of M-FlexTM to itself, but also when welded to other TPE materials commonly used in biopharmaceutical applications. C-Flex® welds to M-Flex™ using the same settings as required to weld C-Flex® 374. M-Flex® welds to itself using the same settings as required to weld C-Flex® 374. Sealing M-FlexTM easily seals using standard TPE Settings on most common thermal...

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