US20180086902A1 - Enhancing Bond Strength Of Medical Devices - Google Patents

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US20180086902A1
US20180086902A1 US15/711,646 US201715711646A US2018086902A1 US 20180086902 A1 US20180086902 A1 US 20180086902A1 US 201715711646 A US201715711646 A US 201715711646A US 2018086902 A1 US2018086902 A1 US 2018086902A1
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  • Principles and embodiments of the present invention relate generally to medical devices including polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymers (PE-g-PEO) in their base polymer formulations.
  • PE-g-PEO polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymers
  • TPE thermoplastic elastomer
  • Medical tubing made from polyolefin (e.g., ethylene-or propylene-containing) or thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials are used in, for example, infusion sets for delivery of intravenous (IV) fluids.
  • Connectors are bonded to the tubing, thereby forming medical devices, which may be used alone or in conjunction with other medical devices to, for example, deliver fluids.
  • Solvent bonding is a technique used for joining molded plastic parts of medical devices. During the bonding process, the solvent dissolves the surface of two mating parts and allows the material to flow together. Once the solvent evaporates, the result is a material-to-material bond. Many parts of medical devices made from plastics can be solvent-bonded in an application where ultrasonic bonding does not work. For dissimilar materials, however, solvent bonding does not typically achieve a satisfactory bonding.
  • the polyolefins and thermoplastic elastomers demonstrate poor interaction and solvent bonding with connector materials that are typically made from poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), styrene maleic anhydride (SMA), polycarbonate (PC), and methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (MABS).
  • PMMA poly(methyl methacrylate)
  • SMA styrene maleic anhydride
  • PC polycarbonate
  • MABS methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
  • Solvents suitable for solvent bonding processes include those solvents that can partially liquefy plastic along the joint and allow the joint to solidify causing a permanent chemical bonding. It is similar in end result to heat bonding metal or thermoplastic. Bonded joints have an advantage over other adhesives in that there is no third material creating the joint. Joints are also airtight when created properly. Solvent bonding provides an additional advantage in that it more readily integrates into rapid automated assembly processes compared to more conventional adhesives, with a frequent cost advantage as well. Solvents suitable for solvent bonding parts of medical devices are required to be non-flammable, not carcinogenic, and not cause mechanical stress on the parts, an example of which is cyclohexanone.
  • U.S. Pat. No. No. 6,613,187 uses a cement composition comprising cyclic olefin-containing polymer and a solvent for solvent-bonding first and second polymeric materials.
  • WO01/18112 also discloses a cement composition that is cyclic olefin containing polymer-based cement composition or bridged polycyclic hydrocarbon containing polymer-based.
  • WO01/18112 discloses medical products that may be solvent-bonded, the products comprising homopolymers and/or copolymers of cyclic olefin containing polymers and bridged polycyclic hydrocarbon containing polymers (collectively sometimes referred to as “COCs”).
  • COCs cyclic olefin containing polymers and bridged polycyclic hydrocarbon containing polymers
  • 6,649,681 uses a solvent-based adhesive to bond polymeric fittings to components of articles used in medical applications.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,673,192 uses cyanoacrylate adhesives activated with certain multi-amine compounds to bond polyolefin substrates.
  • components of medical devices e.g., tubing, which exhibit enhanced bonding to other components, e.g., connectors.
  • a first aspect is a tubing for a medical device formed from a blend comprising: a base polymeric formulation comprising at least a polymer or co-polymer of ethylene or propylene and excluding free poly(ethylene oxide); and an additive comprising a polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer (PE-g-PEO); the PE-g-PEO being present in the blend in an amount in the range of about 0.01 to about 5.0% by weight of the blend.
  • a base polymeric formulation comprising at least a polymer or co-polymer of ethylene or propylene and excluding free poly(ethylene oxide)
  • an additive comprising a polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer (PE-g-PEO); the PE-g-PEO being present in the blend in an amount in the range of about 0.01 to about 5.0% by weight of the blend.
  • PE-g-PEO polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft
  • the base polymeric formulation may comprise polyethylene, polypropylene, a polyethylene-polypropylene co-polymer, a polyethylene- and/or polypropylene-containing thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), or combinations thereof.
  • the base polymeric formulation may comprise a co-polymer of polyethylene and polypropylene.
  • the polyethylene-and/or polypropylene-containing thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) may comprise at least 60 mol % total polyethylene and/or polypropylene.
  • the PE-g-PEO may be a product of ethylene oxide ring-opening polymerization of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer having from 10 to 40 weight percent of vinyl acetate. In one or more embodiments, the PE-g-PEO is effective to enhance bonding of the tubing to a connector.
  • a medical device comprising: a tubing comprising a polymeric blend comprising a base polymeric formulation comprising at least a polymer or co-polymer of ethylene or propylene and excluding free poly(ethylene oxide), and an additive comprising a polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer (PE-g-PEO), wherein the PE-g-PEO is present in the blend in an amount in the range of about 0.01 to about 5.0% by weight of the blend; and a connector bonded to the tubing, wherein the PE-g-PEO is effective to enhance bonding of the tubing to a connector.
  • a tubing comprising a polymeric blend comprising a base polymeric formulation comprising at least a polymer or co-polymer of ethylene or propylene and excluding free poly(ethylene oxide), and an additive comprising a polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer (PE-g-PEO), wherein the PE-g-PE
  • the base polymeric formulation may comprise polyethylene, polypropylene, a polyethylene-polypropylene co-polymer, a polyethylene- and/or polypropylene-containing thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), or combinations thereof.
  • the base polymeric formulation may comprise a co-polymer of polyethylene and polypropylene.
  • the polyethylene-and/or polypropylene-containing thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) may comprise at least 60 mol % total polyethylene and/or polypropylene.
  • the PE-g-PEO may be a product of ethylene oxide ring-opening polymerization of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer having from 10 to 40 weight percent of vinyl acetate.
  • the connector may comprise a polar material.
  • the polar material may be selected from the group consisting of: poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), styrene maleic anhydride (SMA), polycarbonate (PC), and methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (MABS).
  • PMMA poly(methyl methacrylate)
  • SMA styrene maleic anhydride
  • PC polycarbonate
  • MABS methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
  • the connector may be solvent-bonded to the tubing.
  • An additional aspect is a method of making a medical device comprising: obtaining a polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer (PE-g-PEO); combining the PE-g-PEO with a base polymeric formulation comprising at least a polymer or co-polymer of ethylene or propylene and excluding free poly(ethylene oxide) to form a blend, the PE-g-PEO being present in the blend in an amount in the range of about 0.01 to about 5.0% by weight of the blend; forming a tubing from the blend; bonding the tubing to a connector in the presence of a solvent to form the medical device.
  • PE-g-PEO polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer
  • Ethylene oxide ring-opening polymerization of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer having from 10 to 40 weight percent of vinyl acetate may be used to form the PE-g-PEO.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating a portion of an exemplary intravenous (IV) infusion kit comprising tubing, an IV injection port, and connection;
  • IV intravenous
  • FIG. 2 is a graph of bond strength (N) versus PE-g-PEO concentration (weight %) for Comparative Example 1 (0%) and Example 2 (0.5 wt.-%, 1.0%, 2.5%, and 5.0% by weight of the formulation), which used PE-760-g-PEO-8 as the additive to the base formulation;
  • FIG. 3 is a graph of bond strength (N) versus PE-g-PEO concentration (weight %) for Comparative Example 1 (0%) and Example 3 (0.5 wt.-%, 1.0%, 2.5%, and 5.0% by weight of the formulation), which used PE-760-g-PEO-4 as the additive to the base formulation;
  • FIG. 4 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards PMMA material “B” versus PEO chain length (“z”) for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 4 (“z”: 0.25, 1, 4, and 8), which used PE-760-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation;
  • FIG. 5 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards SMA material “B” versus PEO chain length (“z”) for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 4 (“z”: 0.25, 1, 4, and 8), which used PE-760-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation;
  • FIG. 6 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards PC material “B” versus PEO chain length (“z”) for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 4 (“z”: 0.25, 1, 4, and 8), which used PE-760-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation;
  • FIG. 7 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards MABS material “B” versus PEO chain length (“z”) for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 4 (“z”: 0.25, 1, 4, and 8), which used PE-760-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation;
  • FIG. 8 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards PMMA material “B” versus PE segment length for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 5 (“PE1-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 360 & 7, respectively; “PE2-g-PEO, where “XXX” & “z” are 460 & 4, respectively; and “PE3-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 660 & 3.5, respectively), which used PE-XXX-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation;
  • FIG. 9 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards SMA material “B” versus PE segment length for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 5 (“PE1-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 360 & 7, respectively; “PE2-g-PEO, where “XXX” & “z” are 460 & 4, respectively; and “PE3-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 660 & 3.5, respectively), which used PE-XXX-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation;
  • FIG. 10 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards PC material “B” versus PE segment length for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 5 (“PE1-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 360 & 7, respectively; “PE2-g-PEO, where “XXX” & “z” are 460 & 4, respectively; and “PE3-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 660 & 3.5, respectively), which used PE-XXX-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation; and
  • FIG. 11 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards PC material “B” versus PE segment length for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 5 (“PE1-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 360 & 7, respectively; “PE2-g-PEO, where “XXX” & “z” are 460 & 4, respectively; and “PE3-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 660 & 3.5, respectively), which used PE-XXX-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation;
  • FIG. 12 is a graph of bond strength (N) versus PE-g-PEO concentration in base formulation (weight %) for Example 6 (0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.5%, and 5.0% by weight of the formulation), which used PE-760-g-PEO-7 as the additive to a TPE base formulation;
  • FIG. 13 is a graph of bond strength (N) versus PE-g-PEO concentration in base formulation (weight %) for Example 7 (0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.5%, and 5.0% by weight of the formulation), which used PE-760-g-PEO-4 as the additive to the TPE base formulation; and
  • FIG. 14 is a graph of bond strength (N) versus PE concentration in an exemplary TPE base formulation, which used 0.5 wt.-% of PE-760-g-PEO-4 as the additive in the base formulation.
  • a base polymeric formulation is a material from which a medical device may be made.
  • the base polymeric formulations utilized in conjunction with the polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymers (PE-g-PEOs) disclosed herein comprise at least a polymer or co-polymer of ethylene.
  • Exemplary desirable base polymeric formulations include but are not limited to polyethylene, systems such as but not limited to linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), polyethylene-polypropylene co-polymers, and/or polyethylene-containing thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs).
  • the base formulation may further include other ingredients, independently selected from one or more of the following: reinforcing and non-reinforcing fillers, plasticizers, antioxidants, stabilizers, processing oil, extender oils, lubricants, antiblocking, antistatic agents, waxes, foaming agents, pigments, flame retardants and other processing aids known in the compounding art.
  • Fillers and extenders which can be utilized include conventional inorganics such as calcium carbonate, clays, silica, talc, titanium dioxide, carbon black, and the like.
  • the processing oils generally are paraffinic, naphthenic or aromatic oils derived from petroleum fractions. The oils are selected from those ordinarily used in conjunction with the specific plastics or rubbers present in the formulation.
  • PE-g-PEO polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymers
  • a graft copolymer is formed from an ethylene-vinyl acetate containing monomer or prepolymer and poly(ethylene oxide), resulting in a polyethylene backbone and PEO side chains.
  • the ethylene-vinyl acetate containing monomer or prepolymer may provide a desired functionality or reactivity to accept side chains, and they may have a polyethylene backbone with pendant groups suitable to incorporate PEO.
  • free poly(ethylene oxide) means poly(ethylene oxide) that is not part of the polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymers.
  • connector is understood to include any structure that is part of an intravenous device that is capable of making a connection with a secondary intravenous device.
  • Non-limiting examples of connectors in accordance with the present invention include needleless connectors, male Luer connectors, female Luer connectors, side port valves, y-port valves, port valves, and other similar structures.
  • Connectors are preferably formed from polar materials, which are those materials whose polymers have electrons that are not symmetrically distributed resulting in polymers having slightly positive sections and slightly negative sections.
  • Exemplary polar materials include but are not limited to poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), styrene maleic anhydride (SMA), polycarbonate (PC), and methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (MABS).
  • PMMA poly(methyl methacrylate)
  • SMA styrene maleic anhydride
  • PC polycarbonate
  • MABS methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
  • An additive is a component added to a formulation which is not reactive within the formulation.
  • Principles and embodiments of the present invention relate generally to medical devices and components used therein made from a base polymeric formulation to which an additive comprising a polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer (PE-g-PEO) is added via melt process but can be incorporated via other mechanisms such dissolving in a compatible solvent. Methods of making and using these medical devices and components are also provided herein.
  • PE-g-PEO polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer
  • Embodiments of the present invention provide benefits over the prior art.
  • the disclosed invention here is a clean system in that there are no reactive agents involved in the process, which eliminates any concerns of un-reacted agents or residuals, especially for medical applications.
  • the traditional solvent bonding process remains the same in that no further step is needed, such as a step of applying adhesives, either solvent based adhesive or bulk adhesive.
  • low amounts of additive achieve enhanced bonding. That is, the copolymer additive is present in the base polymeric formulation in an amount in the range of about 0.01 to about 5.0% by weight of the base polymeric formulation of the medical device component (e.g., tubing), which is not expected to have any impact on the component's final properties or the process to make the components.
  • the medical device component e.g., tubing
  • the PE-g-PEO copolymer has been designed to have an extremely hydrophobic segment PE and an extremely hydrophilic segment PEO.
  • the PE-g-PEO copolymer enhanced the interfacial bonding strength between PE and a second polymer like PMMA, SMA, PC, and MABS at a loading of 0.5 wt.-%.
  • PE-g-PEO graft copolymers have two kinds of segments.
  • the PE segments are miscible with a polyolefin such as polyethylene
  • the PEO segments are miscible/compatible with second materials such as PMMA, SMA, PC, or MABS.
  • the graft copolymers tend to surge to the polymer surface and remain there, although at a low concentration or loading (for example, about 5 wt.-% or less, or about 1 wt.-% or less, or even about 0.5 wt.-% or less). This differentiates itself from other compatibilizer system.
  • the PE segments stay in the polyethylene side, while the PEO segments entangle, or adhere/interact, with the second material, PMMA, SMA, PC, or MABS.
  • the PE-PEO graft copolymers work as a chemical bridge connecting the otherwise immiscible polyethylene/second materials and improve the interfacial bonding strength.
  • Polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymers are additives for the base polymeric formulations of components of medical devices. These copolymers are discussed in U.S. Pat. No. 9,150,674 to common assignee, which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • the process to make amphiphilic graft copolymers involves grafting poly(ethylene oxide) onto an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) platform using oxo-anion ring-opening polymerization chemistry.
  • EVA ethylene vinyl acetate
  • Polyethylene based graft copolymers are prepared starting from poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate). The amphiphilic character will result from the incorporation of hydrophilic poly(ethyleneoxide) (PEO) side-chains.
  • a process for preparing amphiphilic polyethylene-based copolymers comprises obtaining an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer having between 2-40 weight percent of vinyl acetate; reacting the ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer with potassium methoxide to prepare a mixture of polymeric potassium alkoxide and methyl acetate co-product; performing distillation on the a mixture of polymeric potassium alkoxide and methyl acetate co-product to remove the methyl acetate co-product; performing ethylene oxide ring-opening polymerization on the polymeric potassium alkoxide; removing aliquots during the ethylene oxide ring-opening polymerization to allow for systemic variation in degree of polymerization of ethylene oxide side chains; and collecting an amphiphilic polyethylene based graft co-polymer.
  • An exemplary PE-g-PEO copolymer is shown according to Formula (I).
  • R is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, vinylic substituted alkyl, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or vinylic substituted hydrocarbyl group; the molar value of m is in the range from 2 to 40 mole percent; the molar value of n is in the range from 60 to 98 mole percent; and p is in the range from 5 to 500 ethylene oxide units.
  • Reference to “n” is with respect to ethylene units, “m” is to grafted PEO units, and “p” is to ethylene oxide units of the grafted chain.
  • the molar percentage value of m may be in the range of from 10 to 40 mole percent.
  • the molar percentage value of n may be in the range of from 60 to 90 mole percent.
  • the molar percentage value of p may be in the range of from 5 to 400.
  • the ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer has a melt index from 0.3 to 500 dg/min.
  • the ethylene oxide ring-opening polymerization is performed at a reaction temperature in the range of ⁇ 20 to 100° C. In a specific embodiment, the ethylene oxide ring-opening polymerization is performed at a reaction temperature of greater than 30° C. In another specific embodiment, the ethylene oxide ring-opening polymerization is performed at a reaction temperature of 60° C.
  • the ethylene oxide ring-opening polymerization may be performed under alkaline conditions.
  • the ethylene oxide ring-opening polymerization may be performed using 1,3 propane sultone.
  • the amphiphilic polyethylene based graft co-polymer has a dispersity index in the range of 2 to 10, or even 1.05 to 1.25.
  • PE-g-PEO copolymer compositions are listed in Table 1.
  • PE-g-PEO copolymers Average —CH 2 —CH 2 — Interval Numbers Average EO Nomenclature (Brush Density) Units in Brush (PE-XXX-g-PEO-z) (n) (p) PE-360-g-PEO-7 (PE1-g-PEO) 14 98 PE-460-g-PEO-4 (PE2-g-PEO) 17.4 72 PE-660-g-PEO-3.5 (PE3-g-PEO) 25 89 PE-760-g-PEO-0.25 36 9 PE-760-g-PEO-1 36 36 PE-760-g-PEO-4 36 145 PE-760-g-PEO-8 36 280
  • melt processing is used to mean any process in which polymers, such as the polyolefin, are melted or softened. Melt processing includes extrusion, pelletization, film blowing or casting, thermoforming, compounding in polymer melt form, fiber spinning, or other melt processes.
  • any equipment suitable for a melt processing can be used as long as it provides sufficient mixing and temperature control.
  • a continuous polymer processing system such as an extruder, a static polymer mixing device such as a Brabender blender, or a semi-continuous polymer processing system, such as a BANBURY mixer, can be used.
  • extruder includes any machine for polyolefin and TPE extrusion.
  • the term includes machines that can extrude material in the form of powder or pellets, sheets, fibers, or other desired shapes and/or profiles.
  • an extruder operates by feeding material through the feed throat (an opening near the rear of the barrel) which comes into contact with one or more screws.
  • the rotating screw(s) forces the polyolefin forward into one or more heated barrels (e.g., there may be one screw per barrel).
  • a heating profile can be set for the barrel in which three or more independent proportional-integral-derivative controller (PID)-controlled heater zones can gradually increase the temperature of the barrel from the rear (where the plastic enters) to the front.
  • PID proportional-integral-derivative controller
  • the mixing can take place during the melt extrusion step.
  • the heat produced during the extrusion step provides the energy necessary for the mixing between different components.
  • a temperature at or above the melting temperature of the polymer may be maintained for a time sufficient to mix all the components. For instance, the mixing time may be at least 5 seconds, at least 10 seconds, or at least 15 seconds. Typically, the mixing time is 15-90 seconds.
  • Suitable blending temperature during melt mixing of polyolefins or TPE with an additive should be sufficient to melt or to soften the component of the composition which has the highest melting or softening point.
  • the temperature typically ranges from 60 to 300° C., for instance, from 100 to 280° C., from 90 to 150° C.
  • a polyolefin or TPE mixtures thereof typically melts or softs over a temperature range rather than sharply at one temperature. Thus, it may be sufficient that the polyolefin be in a partially molten state.
  • the melting or softening temperature ranges can be approximated from the differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) curve of the polyolefin or mixtures thereof.
  • DSC differential scanning calorimeter
  • a B C Blend Ingredient by weight by weight by weight Base Polymeric 95-99.99% 95-99.99% 95-99.99% 95-99.99% Formulation Polyethylene 50-100% 0-50% 0-50% Polypropylene 0-50% 50-100% 0-50% Ethylene-containing 0-50% 0-50% 50-100% Thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) Optional further 0-10% 0-10% 0-10% ingredients Polyethylene-poly 0.01-5% 0.01-5% 0.01-5% 0.01-5% (ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer (PE-g-PEO) additive
  • the polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer (PE-g-PEO) additive may be present in amounts of about 0.01 to about 5.0% by weight; about 0.1 to about 4.0% by weight; about 0.2 to about 2.0% by weight; about 0.25 to about 0.75% by weight; or about 0.5 weight %.
  • Suitable linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) for use in the process of the invention include copolymers of ethylene and ⁇ -olefins.
  • Alpha-olefins include 1-butene, 1-hexene, and 1-octene, the like, and mixtures thereof.
  • the density of LLDPE is preferably within the range of about 0.865 to about 0.925 g/cm 3 (ASTM D792-13) and a melt mass flow rate of less than 0.5 g/10 min to greater than 20 g/10min based on the requirements of the manufacturing process and end application (190° C./2.16 kg, ASTM D1238-13).
  • LLDPE is commercially available, for instance DowlexTM 2045.01 G LLDPE from Dow Chemical Company.
  • Suitable LLDPE can be produced by a Ziegler-Natta, single-site, or any other olefin polymerization catalysts.
  • Suitable polyethylene-polypropylene co-polymers may include—reactor grade or melt blended mixtures of the polypropylene and polyethylene polyolefins with or without polyolefin elastomers (final formulation containing from but not limited to about 10 wt.-% up to about 80 wt.-% ethylene and/or propylene monomeric units).
  • blend or “polymer blend” generally refers to a mixture of two or more components. Such a blend may or may not be miscible, and may or may not be phase separated.
  • Suitable polyolefins include those prepared from linear or branched olefins having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, 2 to 16 carbon atoms, or 2 to 12 carbon atoms. Typically, the olefin used to prepare the polyolefin is ⁇ -olefin.
  • Exemplary linear or branched ⁇ -olefins includes, but are not limited to, ethylene, propylene, 1-butene, 2-butene, 1-pentene, 3-methyl-1-butene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 3-methyl-1-pentene, 1-hexene, 3,5,5-trimethyl-1-hexene, 4,6-dimethyl-1-heptene, 1-octene, 1-decene, 1-undecene, 1-dodecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-hexadecene, 1-octadecene, and 1-eicocene.
  • These olefins may contain one or more heteroatoms such as an oxygen, nitrogen, or silicon.
  • polyolefin generally embraces a homopolymer prepared from a single type of olefin monomer as well as a copolymer prepared from two or more olefin monomers.
  • a specific polyolefin referred to herein shall mean polymers comprising greater than 50% by weight of units derived from that specific olefin monomer, including homopolymers of that specific olefin or copolymers containing units derived from that specific olefin monomer and one or more other types of olefin comonomers.
  • the polyolefin used herein can be a copolymer wherein the comonomer(s) is/are randomly distributed along the polymer chain, a periodic copolymer, an alternating copolymer, or a block copolymer comprising two or more homopolymer blocks linked by covalent bonds.
  • Typical polyolefins include polyethylene, polypropylene, a copolymer of polyethylene and polypropylene, and a polymer blend containing polyethylene, polypropylene, and/or a copolymer of polyethylene and polypropylene.
  • Polyolefin can also be an ethylene rich impact copolymer (may contain ethylene comonomer at the amount of at least 10 wt.-%; and up to 40 wt.-%), i.e., a heterophasic polyolefin copolymer where one polyolefin is the continuous phase and an elastomeric phase is uniformly dispersed therein.
  • a heterophasic polypropylene copolymer where polypropylene is the continuous phase and an elastomeric phase is uniformly dispersed therein.
  • the impact copolymer results from an in-reactor process rather than physical blending.
  • the polyolefins mentioned above can be made by conventional Ziegler/Natta catalyst-systems or by single-site catalyst-systems.
  • Suitable polyolefin elastomers for use in the process of the invention include ethylene-propylene rubber (EPR), ethylene-propylene-diene monomer rubber (EPDM), the like, and mixtures thereof.
  • EPR ethylene-propylene rubber
  • EPDM ethylene-propylene-diene monomer rubber
  • the term “elastomer” refers to products having rubber-like properties and little or no crystallinity.
  • the polyolefin elastomers contain from about 10 wt.-% up to about 80 wt.-% ethylene monomeric units.
  • Illustrative polyolefin elastomers which are commercially available include Lanxess Corporation's BUNA EP T 2070 (22 Mooney ML(1+4) 125° C., 68% ethylene, and 32% propylene); BUNA EP T 2370 (16 Mooney, 3% ethylidene norbornene, 72% ethylene, and 25% propylene); BUNA EP T 2460 (21 Mooney, 4% ethylidene norbornene, 62% ethylene, and 34% propylene); ExxonMobil Chemical's VISTALON 707 (72% ethylene, 28% propylene, and 22.5 Mooney); VISTALON 722 (72% ethylene, 28% propylene, and 16 Mooney); and VISTALON 828 (60% ethylene, 40% propylene, and 51 Mooney).
  • Suitable EP elastomers available from commercial sources also include ExxonMobil Chemical's VISTAMAXX series of elastomers, particularly VISTAMAXX grades 6100, 1100, and 3000. These materials are ethylene-propylene elastomers of 16, 15, and 11 wt.-% ethylene content, respectively, and a Tg of about ⁇ 20 to ⁇ 30° C. VISTAMAXX 6100, 1100, and 3000, respectively, have a melt flow rate of 3, 4, and 7 g/10 min at 230° C.; a density of 0.858, 0.862, and 0.871 g/cm 3 ; and a 200 g Vicat softening point of 48, 47, and 64° C.
  • Suitable elastomers include Dow Chemical's VERSIFY propylene-ethylene copolymers, particularly grades DP3200.01, DP3300.01, and DP3400.01, which have nominal ethylene contents of 9, 12 and 15 wt.-%, respectively, and corresponding nominal propylene contents of 91, 88, and 85 wt.-%, respectively. These grades have a melt flow rate of 8 g/10 min at 230° C.; a density of 0.876, 0.866, and 0.858 g/cm 3 , respectively; a Vicat softening point of 60, 29, and ⁇ 20° C., respectively; and a Tg of ⁇ 25, ⁇ 28, and ⁇ 31° C., respectively.
  • the polyolefin elastomers contain from but not limited to about 10 wt.-% up to about 80 wt.-% ethylene monomeric units.
  • TPE thermoplastic elastomer
  • Non-polar thermoplastic elastomer may made from a thermoplastic polyolefin homopolymer or copolymer, and an olefinic rubber which is fully crosslinked, partially crosslinked or not crosslinked, and optionally commonly used additives; as well as a block-copolymer of styrene/conjugated diene/styrene and/or its fully or partially hydrogenated derivative.
  • Polyolefins suitable for use in TPE composition include thermoplastic, crystalline polyolefin homopolymers and copolymers. They are desirably prepared from monoolefin monomers having but not limited to 2 to 7 carbon atoms, such as ethylene, propylene, 1-butene, isobutylene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-octene, 3-methyl-1-pentene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 5-methyl-1-hexene, mixtures thereof and copolymers thereof with (meth)acrylates and/or vinyl acetates.
  • monoolefin monomers having but not limited to 2 to 7 carbon atoms, such as ethylene, propylene, 1-butene, isobutylene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-octene, 3-methyl-1-pentene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 5-methyl-1-hexene, mixtures thereof and copolymers thereof with (meth)acrylates and/or vinyl
  • the polyolefins which can be used in TPE formulations can be a high, low, linear-low, very low-density polyethylenes and copolymers of ethylene with (meth)acrylates and/or vinyl acetates.
  • Polyolefins can be made by conventional Ziegler/Natta catalyst-systems or by single-site catalyst-systems, or other polyolefin catalyst technology in combination with various process technologies and solutions.
  • Suitable olefinic rubbers of the monoolefin copolymer rubbers comprise non-polar, rubbery copolymers of two or more ⁇ -monoolefins, preferably copolymerized with at least one polyene, usually a diene.
  • Saturated monoolefin copolymer rubber for example ethylene-propylene copolymer rubber (EPM) can be used.
  • EPM ethylene-propylene copolymer rubber
  • unsaturated monoolefin rubber such as EPDM rubber is more suitable.
  • EPDM is a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene and a non-conjugated diene.
  • Satisfactory non-conjugated dienes include 5-ethylidene-2-norbomene (ENB); 1,4-hexadiene; 5-methylene-2-norbomene (MNB); 1,6-octadiene; 5-methyl-1,4-hexadiene; 3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadiene; 1,3 -cyclopentadiene; 1,4-cyclohexadiene; dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) and vinyl norbomene (VNB).
  • ENB 5-ethylidene-2-norbomene
  • MNB 5-methylene-2-norbomene
  • 1,6-octadiene 5-methyl-1,4-hexadiene
  • 3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadiene 1,3 -cyclopentadiene
  • 1,4-cyclohexadiene dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) and vinyl norbomene
  • butyl rubber includes copolymers of an isoolefin and a conjugated monoolefin, terpolymers of an isoolefin with or without a conjugated monoolefin, divinyl aromatic monomers and the halogenated derivatives of such copolymers and terpolymers.
  • Another suitable copolymer within the olefinic rubber is a copolymer of a C 4-7 isomonoolefin, and a para-alkylstyrene.
  • a further olefinic rubber used in TPE is natural rubber. The main constituent of natural rubber is the linear polymer cis-1,4-polyisoprene.
  • polybutadiene rubber and styrene-butadiene-copolymer rubbers can also be used. Blends of any of the above olefinic rubbers can be employed, rather than a single olefinic rubber.
  • Further suitable rubbers are nitrite rubbers.
  • the nitrile group-containing rubber include a copolymer rubber comprising an ethylenically unsaturated nitrile compound and a conjugated diene. Further, the copolymer rubber may be one in which the conjugated diene units of the copolymer rubber are hydrogenated.
  • ethylenically unsaturated nitrile compound examples include acrylonitrile, ⁇ -chloroacrylonitrile, ⁇ -fluoroacrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile. Among them, acrylonitrile is particularly preferable.
  • Other suitable rubbers are based on polychlorinated butadienes such as polychloroprene rubber. These rubbers are commercially available under the trade names Neoprene® and Bayprene®.
  • thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) that showed some benefits with the addition of PE-g-PEO is one formulated without plasticizers having a nominal density of 0.888 g/cm 3 (ASTM D792-13) and a nominal composition of: 33.0 mol % propylene, 24.8 mol % ethylene, and 42.2 mol % butylene.
  • Base polymeric materials with PE-g-PEO additive prepared with according to the process of the invention may be formed into useful articles by standard forming methods known in the art, e.g., by blown film extrusion, cast film extrusion, injection or blow molding, pelletizing, foaming, thermoforming, compounding in polymer melt form, or fiber spinning.
  • any technique discussed above in the embodiments describing the melt processes can be used to prepare modified polymer, thereby forming various useful articles, depending on the type of melt processing technique used.
  • blend may be used in making films, such as blown or cast films.
  • the techniques of blown film extrusion and cast film are known to one skilled in the art in the area of production of thin plastic films.
  • Polymers with PE-g-PEO additive may also be used in coextruded films.
  • the formation of coextruded blown films is known to one skilled in the art.
  • the term “coextrusion” refers to the process of extruding two or more materials through a single die with two or more orifices arranged such that the extrudates merged together into a laminar structure, for instance, before chilling or quenching.
  • FIG. 1 a portion of an intravenous (IV) infusion kit comprising tubing, an IV injection port, and connection is illustrated.
  • a patient is connected to an IV source by means of an intravenous (IV) infusion kit.
  • the kit comprises a length of tubing having connectors on the ends and one or more injection sites or ports. The injection sites or ports enable the injection of additional medications or the like via a syringe or other IV source.
  • the exemplary kit as illustrated, comprises a needle 12 for insertion into a patient connected to tubing 14 having a Y-site (connector) 16 , and a tubing branch 18 for connection to a source of IV fluid (not shown).
  • the Y-site includes a conventional IV injection site or port comprising an elastic plug and cap combination 20 of Neoprene or the like on or over the end of a portion of the Y-tube.
  • the connection of an additional IV source for the injection of a fluid is accomplished by inserting a conventional needle 22 through the site or port 20 into the underlying tube.
  • Embodiments of the present invention include tubing 14 being formed from a base polymeric formulation comprising a polyolefin (e.g., polyethylene or polypropylene) or a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) to which is added an additive comprising a polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer (PE-g-PEO).
  • the Y-site (connector) 16 may be formed from a material selected from the group consisting of: poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), styrene maleic anhydride (SMA), polycarbonate (PC), and methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (MABS).
  • PMMA poly(methyl methacrylate)
  • SMA styrene maleic anhydride
  • PC polycarbonate
  • MABS methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
  • the solvent for treating outer surface of the tube is typically selected from one or more hydrocarbons, such as cyclohexanone, cyclohexane, hexane, xylene, toluene, tetrahydrofuran (THF), ethyl acetate (EA) and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK).
  • Solvent treatment typically comprises applying the solvent to surface of the end portion of tube prior to inserting the end portion into the axial passage of the tubular body of the connector.
  • Solvent bonding is a method that allows two or more materials to be bonded together without the use of an adhesive.
  • Material “A” is a first component, such as tubing, that needs to be permanently affixed (or bonded) to Material “B”, which may be a connector.
  • Both Materials “A” and “B” are dipped into a solvent that is suitable for processing of medical devices. The materials are then overlapped and secured (e.g., by clamping) to form a bond area. The materials are kept in contact with each other for a time suitable to allow the overlapped area to cure and form a bond.
  • Solvents suitable for assembling medical devices include but are not limited to: cyclohexanone, methylene chloride, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), tetrahydrofuran, acetone, 1, 2-dichloroethane, methyl benzene, tetrahydrofuran and blends of the solvents (50/50% methylene chloride/cyclohexanone, 50/50% or 80/20% MEK/cyclohexanone); bonding solvent can be further loaded up to 25% by weight with the parent plastic or component of base formulation material (of the tube or connector) to increase viscosity.
  • cyclohexanone methylene chloride
  • MEK methyl ethyl ketone
  • bonding solvent can be further loaded up to 25% by weight with the parent plastic or component of base formulation material (of the tube or connector) to increase viscosity.
  • a tubing for a medical device formed from a blend comprising: a base polymeric formulation comprising at least a polymer or co-polymer of ethylene or propylene and excluding free poly(ethylene oxide); and an additive comprising a polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer (PE-g-PEO); the PE-g-PEO being present in the blend in an amount in the range of about 0 .01 to about 5.0% by weight of the blend.
  • a base polymeric formulation comprising at least a polymer or co-polymer of ethylene or propylene and excluding free poly(ethylene oxide)
  • an additive comprising a polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer (PE-g-PEO); the PE-g-PEO being present in the blend in an amount in the range of about 0 .01 to about 5.0% by weight of the blend.
  • PE-g-PEO polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graf
  • R is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, vinylic substituted alkyl, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or vinylic substituted hydrocarbyl group; the molar value of m is in the range from 2 to 40 mole percent; the molar value of n is in the range from 60 to 98 mole percent; and p is in the range from 5 to 500 ethylene oxide units.
  • the base polymeric formulation comprises polyethylene, polypropylene, a polyethylene-polypropylene co-polymer, a polyethylene- and/or polypropylene-containing thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), or combinations thereof.
  • TPE thermoplastic elastomer
  • Embodiment 5 The tubing of embodiment 3, wherein the polyethylene-and/or polypropylene-containing thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) comprises at least 60 mol % total polyethylene and/or polypropylene.
  • TPE thermoplastic elastomer
  • a medical device comprising: a tubing comprising a polymeric blend comprising a base polymeric formulation comprising at least a polymer or co-polymer of ethylene or propylene and excluding free poly(ethylene oxide), and an additive comprising a polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer (PE-g-PEO) according to Formula (I); wherein the base polymeric formulation does not contain any free poly(ethylene oxide) and the PE-g-PEO is present in the blend in an amount in the range of about 0.01 to about 5.0% by weight of the blend; and a connector bonded to the tubing; wherein the PE-g-PEO is effective to enhance bonding of the tubing to a connector.
  • a tubing comprising a polymeric blend comprising a base polymeric formulation comprising at least a polymer or co-polymer of ethylene or propylene and excluding free poly(ethylene oxide), and an additive comprising a polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graf
  • the base polymeric formulation comprises polyethylene, polypropylene, a polyethylene-polypropylene co-polymer, a polyethylene- and/or polypropylene-containing thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), or combinations thereof.
  • thermoplastic elastomer comprises at least 60 mol % polyethylene and/or polypropylene.
  • PE-g-PEO is a product of ethylene oxide ring-opening polymerization of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer having from 10 to 40 weight percent of vinyl acetate.
  • the polar material selected from the group consisting of: poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), styrene maleic anhydride (SMA), polycarbonate (PC), and methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (MABS).
  • PMMA poly(methyl methacrylate)
  • SMA styrene maleic anhydride
  • PC polycarbonate
  • MABS methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
  • a method of making a medical device comprising: obtaining a polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer (PE-g-PEO); combining the PE-g-PEO with a base polymeric formulation comprising at least a polymer or co-polymer of ethylene or propylene and excluding free poly(ethylene oxide) to form a blend, the PE-g-PEO being present in the blend in an amount in the range of about 0.01 to about 5.0% by weight of the blend; forming a tubing from the blend; bonding the tubing to a connector in the presence of a solvent to form the medical device; wherein the PE-g-PEO is effective to enhance bonding of the tubing to a connector.
  • PE-g-PEO polyethylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymer
  • the base polymeric formulation comprises polyethylene, polypropylene, a polyethylene-polypropylene co-polymer, a polyethylene- and/or polypropylene-containing thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), or combinations thereof.
  • thermoplastic elastomer comprises at least 60 mol % polyethylene and/or polypropylene.
  • PE-g-PEO has a dispersity index in the range of 2 to 10, or even 1.05 to 1.25.
  • PE-g-PEO graft copolymers tested herein were prepared according to the methods of U.S. Pat. No. 9,150,674. Specifically, polyethylene based graft copolymers were prepared from a poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) starting material. Controlled ring-opening polymerization was used to graft polymer side chains of ethylene oxide onto the polyethylene backbone to prepare polyethylene-graft-poly(ethylene oxide) (PE-g-PEO) copolymers having functionalized side groups. Incorporation of hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) side-chains onto the polyethylene backbone resulted a copolymer with desired amphiphilic characteristics.
  • PEO hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide)
  • amphiphilic graft copolymers of the present invention were prepared in a two-step synthetic sequence.
  • a hydrolysis reaction was performed on the EVA platform whereby the acetate units were removed to produce ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymers (EVOH) and a methyl acetate co-product.
  • the acetate units were be removed by reaction with potassium methoxide and the co-product methyl acetate will be removed by distillation.
  • the resultant polymeric potassium alkoxide was then used to initiate ethylene oxide ring-opening polymerization (ROP).
  • ROP ethylene oxide ring-opening polymerization
  • oxo-anion polymerization was performed on the copolymers of ethylene and vinyl acetate to produce polyethylene based graft-copolymers.
  • a first base polymer formulation based on a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) was prepared from DowlexTM 2045.01 G only.
  • a 4′′ ⁇ 4′′ compression molded sample was prepared from the base polymer formulation at 155° C.
  • PE-g-PEO graft copolymer was prepared as PE-760-g-PEO-8, where 760 is an indication of the average distance between side-chains and 8 is the average length of the PEO side-chains.
  • PE-760-g-PEO-8 graft copolymer was added to the first base polymer formulation of Example 1 to form a blend, the graft copolymer being present in amounts of 0.5 wt.-%, 1.0%, 2.5%, and 5.0% by weight of the blend.
  • Exemplary components of medical devices were prepared by compression molding as set forth in Example 1.
  • PE-g-PEO graft copolymer was prepared as PE-760-g-PEO-4, where 760 is an indication of the average distance between side-chains and 4 is the average length of the PEO side-chains.
  • PE-760-g-PEO-4 graft copolymer was added to the first base polymer formulation of Example 1 to form a blend, the graft copolymer being present in amounts of 0.5 wt.-%, 1.0%, 2.5%, and 5.0% by weight of the blend.
  • Exemplary components of medical devices were prepared by compression molding as set forth in Example 1.
  • PE-g-PEO graft copolymers were prepared as PE-760-g-PEO-z, where 760 is an indication of the average distance between side-chains and z, which is the average length of the PEO side-chains, was varied.
  • PE-760-g-PEO-z graft copolymers were added to the first base polymer formulation of Example 1 to form blends, the graft copolymer being present in a constant amount of 0.5 wt.-% by weight of the blend. Values of “z” as varied were: 0.25, 1, 4, and 8.
  • Exemplary components of medical devices were prepared by compression molding as set forth in Example 1.
  • PE-g-PEO graft copolymers were prepared as PE-XXX-g-PEO-z, where XXX is an indication of the average distance between side-chains and z, which is the average length of the PEO side-chains, was varied to keep the PEO length consistent.
  • PE-XXX-g-PEO-z graft copolymers were added to the first base polymer formulation of Example 1 to form a blend, the graft copolymers being present in a constant amount of 0.5 wt.-% by weight of the blend. Values of “XXX” & “z” as varied were: 360 & 7, 460 & 4, and 660 & 3.5.
  • PE-360-g-PEO-7 may also be referred to as PE1-g-PEO
  • PE-460-g-PEO-4 may be referred to as PE2-g-PEO
  • PE-660-g-PEO-3.5 may be referred to as PE3-g-PEO.
  • Exemplary components of medical devices were prepared by compression molding as set forth in Example 1.
  • a second base polymer formulation based on a commercially available thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) only was prepared.
  • the TPE was analyzed by 13C-NMR and FTIR to contain 33.0 mol % propylene, 24.8 mol % ethylene, and 42.2 mol % butylene.
  • a 4′′ ⁇ 4′′ compression molded sample was prepared from the base polymer formulation at 190° C.
  • PE-g-PEO graft copolymer was prepared as PE-760-g-PEO-7, where 760 is an indication of the average distance between side-chains and 7 is the average length of the PEO side-chains.
  • PE-760-g-PEO-7 graft copolymer was added to the second base polymer formulation to form a blend, the graft copolymer being present in amounts of 0.5 wt. %, 1.0%, 2.5%, and 5.0% by weight of the blend.
  • Exemplary components of medical devices were prepared by compression molding as set forth in Example 1.
  • PE-g-PEO graft copolymer was prepared as PE-760-g-PEO-4, where 760 is an indication of the average distance between side-chains and 4 is the average length of the PEO side-chains.
  • PE-760-g-PEO-4 graft copolymer was added to the second base polymer formulation of Example 6 to form a blend, the graft copolymer being present in amounts of 0.1%, 0.5 wt. %, 1.0%, 2.5%, and 5.0% by weight of the blend.
  • Exemplary components of medical devices were prepared by compression molding as set forth in Example 1.
  • Each of the exemplary components of medical devices according to Examples 1-8 was solvent bonded to an exemplary second component of a medical device (Material “B”) made from each of the following materials: poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) (Plexiglas® SG10), styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) (Zylar® 960), polycarbonate (PC) (Makrolon® 2558), and methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (MABS) (Terlux® 2802 HD).
  • Materials “A” and “B” were both dipped into a cyclohexanone solvent and then overlapped to create a 1 in 2 bond area. Samples were then clamped together and allowed to cure for 2 days.
  • FIG. 2 provides a graph of bond strength (N) versus PE-g-PEO concentration (weight %) for Comparative Example 1 (0%) and Example 2 (0.5 wt.-%, 1.0%, 2.5%, and 5.0% by weight of the blend), which used PE-760-g-PEO-8 as the additive to the base formulation. Bond strength increased as % PEO increased. The 0.5% loading showed significant improvement over the comparative 0% example.
  • FIG. 3 provides a graph of bond strength (N) versus PE-g-PEO concentration (weight %) for Comparative Example 1 (0%) and Example 3 (0.5 wt.-%, 1.0%, 2.5%, and 5.0% by weight of the formulation), which used PE-760-g-PEO-4 as the additive to the base formulation. Results with respect to all “B” materials are shown. Bond strength increased as % PEO increased. The 0.5% loading showed significant improvement over the comparative 0% example.
  • FIG. 4 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards PMMA material “B” versus PEO chain length (“z”) for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 4 (“z”: 0.25, 1, 4, and 8), which used PE-760-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation.
  • the presence of PEO chains results in increased bond strength.
  • FIG. 5 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards SMA material “B” versus PEO chain length (“z”) for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 4 (“z”: 0.25, 1, 4, and 8), which used PE-760-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation.
  • the presence of PEO chains results in increased bond strength.
  • FIG. 6 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards PC material “B” versus PEO chain length (“z”) for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 4 (“z”: 0.25, 1, 4, and 8), which used PE-760-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation.
  • the presence of PEO chains results in increased bond strength.
  • FIG. 7 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards PC material “B” versus PEO chain length (“z”) for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 4 (“z”: 0.25, 1, 4, and 8), which used PE-760-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation.
  • the presence of PEO chains results in increased bond strength.
  • FIG. 8 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards PMMA material “B” versus PE segment length for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 5 (“PE1-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 360 & 7, respectively; “PE2-g-PEO, where “XXX” & “z” are 460 & 4, respectively; and “PE3-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 660 & 3.5, respectively), which used PE-XXX-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation.
  • the presence of PEO chains results in increased bond strength relative to Comparative Example 1.
  • the bond strength for the varying co-polymers were all statistically the same. No significant trend was observed based on PE segment length.
  • FIG. 9 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards SMA material “B” versus PE segment length for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 5 (“PE1-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 360 & 7, respectively; “PE2-g-PEO, where “XXX” & “z” are 460 & 4, respectively; and “PE3-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 660 & 3.5, respectively), which used PE-XXX-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation.
  • the bond strength for the varying co-polymers were all statistically the same. No significant trend was observed based on PE segment length.
  • FIG. 10 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards PC material “B” versus PE segment length for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 5 (“PE1-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 360 & 7, respectively; “PE2-g-PEO, where “XXX” & “z” are 460 & 4, respectively; and “PE3-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 660 & 3.5, respectively), which used PE-XXX-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation.
  • the bond strength for the PE3-g-PEO and PE2-g-PEO were statistically the same. For PE1-g-PEO, bond strength was significantly improved, for the co-polymer with the longest PE segment length.
  • FIG. 11 provides a graph of bond strength (N) towards MABS material “B” versus PE segment length for Comparative Example 1 (PE only) and Example 5 (“PE1-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 360 & 7, respectively; “PE2-g-PEO, where “XXX” & “z” are 460 & 4, respectively; and “PE3-g-PEO”, where “XXX” & “z” are 660 & 3.5, respectively), which used PE-XXX-g-PEO-z as the additive to the base formulation.
  • the bond strength for the varying co-polymers were all statistically the same. No significant trend was observed based on PE segment length.
  • FIG. 12 is a graph of bond strength (N) versus PE-g-PEO concentration in base formulation (weight %) for Example 6 (0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.5%, and 5.0% by weight), which used PE-760-g-PEO-7 as the additive to the base formulation. For a loading of 0.5 wt. %, a modest increase in bond strength was achieved by each of the four types of connector material.
  • FIG. 13 is a graph of bond strength (N) versus PE-g-PEO concentration in base formulation (weight %) for Example 7 (0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.5%, and 5.0% by weight), which used PE-760-g-PEO-4 as the additive to the base formulation.
  • N bond strength
  • FIG. 14 provides a graph of bond strength (N) versus PE concentration in an exemplary TPE base formulation, which used 0.5 wt.-% of PE-760-g-PEO-4 as the additive in the base formulation. From FIG. 14 , it appears that a co-polymer PE-g-PEO is more effective when TPE is polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP) rich. After addition of 10% PE to TPE bonding strength of [TPE+0.5 wt. % PE-g-PEO] sample increased by 23%.
  • PE polyethylene
  • PP polypropylene
  • Grafted copolymers show solvent bonding strength increase for PP and PE rich TPE samples; suggesting that co-polymers are more effective in TPEs containing at least 30-40 mol % or higher of each of propylene (C3) and/or ethylene (2) single component (TPE should be C3 or C2 rich). From this, it appears that a preferred base polymeric formulation contains 60-100 mol % (or 65-100 mol % or even 70-100 mol %) total of polyethylene and polypropylene.

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