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Apologize for off-topic thread. I don't know where else to go. I can't find enough info anywhere, including manufacturers, about material compatibility of isoflurane, an anesthesia gas, so I thought maybe some of my friends here on the QA board might know something.
I need information on polymers that will not degrade in the presence of, or absorb too much, isoflurane. I would like to use a flexible material, such as EPDM, polyurethane, a perfluoroelastomer, or silicone compound for a seal. Problem is, there is very little published information about the subject and the suppliers of isoflurane won't give out any info, and the polymer companies aren't much help. The only thing I've been told is that Teflon works. I don't want to use Teflon and am not ready to have a composite seal made that has a flexible substrate coated with Teflon.
Any help of any kind would be greatly appreciated.
Tom Loebig
I need information on polymers that will not degrade in the presence of, or absorb too much, isoflurane. I would like to use a flexible material, such as EPDM, polyurethane, a perfluoroelastomer, or silicone compound for a seal. Problem is, there is very little published information about the subject and the suppliers of isoflurane won't give out any info, and the polymer companies aren't much help. The only thing I've been told is that Teflon works. I don't want to use Teflon and am not ready to have a composite seal made that has a flexible substrate coated with Teflon.
Any help of any kind would be greatly appreciated.
Tom Loebig