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Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)

vinyl acetate 18 wt. %, melt index 8 g/10 min (190°C/2.16kg), contains 200-900 ppm BHT as inhibitor

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Linear Formula:
(CH2CH2)m[CH2CH(OCOCH3)]n
CAS Number:
24937-78-8
MDL number:
MFCD00133996
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
24867358
NACRES:
NA.23

form

beads

autoignition temp.

500 °F

melt index

8 g/10 min (190°C/2.16kg)

contains

200-900 ppm BHT as inhibitor

composition

vinyl acetate, 18 wt. %

hardness

38 (Shore D, ASTM D 2240)

mp

87 °C

transition temp

softening point 61 °C (Vicat, ASTM D 1525)

density

0.94 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

C=C.CC(=O)OC=C

InChI

1S/C4H6O2.C2H4/c1-2-3-4(5)6;1-2/h2H,1,3H2,(H,5,6);1-2H2

InChI key

DQXBYHZEEUGOBF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Flexible tubing, color concentrates, gaskets and molded parts for autos, plastic lenses and pumps.

Features and Benefits

Thermoplastic, resilient, tough and resistant to ozone and environmental stress cracking. Inherently flexible, requiring no plasticizers.

Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H351

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Roberto Scaffaro et al.
Journal of food protection, 74(7), 1137-1143 (2011-07-12)
Both industry and academia have shown a growing interest in materials with antimicrobial properties suitable for food packaging applications. In this study, we prepared and characterized thin films of ethylene-co-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer with antimicrobial properties. The films were prepared
Christopher Mc Conville et al.
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 100(4), 891-895 (2012-03-23)
Vaginal rings are currently being investigated for delivery of HIV microbicides. However, vaginal rings are currently manufactured form hydrophobic polymers such as silicone elastomer and polyethylene vinyl acetate (PEVA), which do not permit release of hydrophilic microbicides such as the
Kevin B Biggs et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 28(21), 8238-8243 (2012-04-27)
Drug release from and coating morphology on a CYPHER sirolimus-eluting coronary stent (SES) during in vitro elution were studied by correlated confocal Raman and atomic force microscopy (CRM and AFM, respectively). Chemical surface and subsurface maps of the SES were
A Almeida et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 439(1-2), 223-229 (2012-09-29)
The aim of the present work was to evaluate drug release and quality of EVA/drug matrices at different PEO 7M concentrations (5 and 15%), manufactured using two different hot-melt extruders: a lab-scale mini extruder and a pilot-scale extruder. The process
Wei Li Lee et al.
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 100(12), 3353-3362 (2012-06-27)
Numerous models that predict drug release from nonerodible reservoir-membrane sphere systems have been presented. Most of these models cater only to a phase of drug release from a constant reservoir. All these models, however, are not applicable to drug release
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