ETHYPEL-S® 60 gsm
Steam Medical Paper Web 60gsm
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A cellulose-based substrate developed to pack single use medical devices that will be steam sterilized. ETHYPEL- S® 60 gsm has been designed to seal to the PP seal layer of PA-PP formable flexible film, with medium seal strength and excellent peel open properties.
Application:
ETHYPEL- S® 60 gsm has been designed with intended sterility maintenance of no less than 3 years. It is recommended for the packaging of gauzes, swabs & other light weight devices.
Steam sterilization is recognized as one of the least impacting sterilization practice on the environment, using water & heat. Sterimed has developed a whole range of solutions to pack devices of all weights & sizes, that can be steam sterilized, with a high level of safety through optimal bacterial filtration efficiency, controlled maximum pore size, and eco-designed packaging focus.
Material description
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| Product designation | ETHYPEL-S® 60 GSM | ||
| Product description | Steam medical paper web 60gsm | ||
| Recommended sterilization | Steam | ||
| STANDARD TEST METHOD | UNIT | TYPICAL VALUE | |
| Substance | ISO 536 | g/m² | 60 |
| Substance | ISO 536 | lb | 37 |
| Thickness | ISO 534 | µm | 79 |
| Thickness | ISO 534 | mil | 3.1 |
| Average tensile strength | ISO 1924-2 | kN/m | 4.80 |
| Average wet tensile strength | ISO 3781 | kN/m | 1.80 |
| Burst strength | ISO 2758 | kPa | 350 |
| Wet burst strength | ISO 3689 | kPa | 170 |
| Average initiated tear resistance | ISO 1974 | mN | 620 |
| Cobb test | ISO 535 | g/m² | 15.0 |
| Water repellency | EN868-2: app.D | s | 35 |
| Pore size | EN868-6 app.E | μm | 16 |
| Fluorescence | EN 868-2: 2009 app.B | pts/dm² | 0.0 |
| Air permeance | ISO 5636-3 | μm/Pa.s | 5.00 |