PharMed Ismaprene tubing has long been the tubing of choice for many demanding applications where other polymer blends have been unsuitable for use. With strong chemical resistance, excellent lifetime, and low gas permeability – coupled with industry-standard certifications – PharMed tubing is offered in options for standard pumps as well as for pumps requiring 2-stop and 3-stop tubing. Special versions are available with welded stops for applications where repeated autoclaving must take place.  

• Excellent chemical resistance for traditional peristaltic pump tubing
• Offers FDA and USP Class VI certification

Advantages:

• Recommended with cell cultures and tissue
• ideal for production filtration, fermentation and bioreactor process lines
• very long service life
• impermeable to normal and UV light
• low particulate spallation
• withstands repeated CIP and SIP cleaning and sterilization

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Properties
General	ideal for pharmaceutical and medical applications and foodstuffs
Limitations	potential leaching of lubricants
Material and Physical Properties
Material	Polypropylene based thermoplastic elastomer Firm, opaque, beige colour
Operating Temperature	-60ºC - + 135ºC
Sterilization	Autoclaveable with steam, 141°C, 30minutes at 1bar Gas sterilization with Ethylene oxide Sterilization with radiation up to 2.5mrad
Chemical  and other properties
Acids	good
Alkaline solutions	good
Solvents	not recommended
Viscous Media	good
Sterile Media	excellent
Vacuum	good
Odor and taste	low
Toxicity	non-toxic and non hemolytic
Gas permeability*
CO2	1200
O2	200
N2	80
Complies with standards
	FDA 21 CFR Part 177.2600 US Pharmacopoea Class VI NSF listed (Standard 51)

  * Gas permeability: (Volume of Gas [cm³] x wall thickness [mm]/Area of tubing ID [cm²] x time [sec] x pressure drop across wall [cmHG]) x 10^-10