Eastman's Jack Imes To Present At New England Chapter, IoPP On Sept 21
Sep 25, 2006
KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- Jack Imes, technical services representative, specialty film and sheet for Eastman Chemical Company's specialty plastics business organization, presented Accelerated Aging of Eastar™ Copolyester 6763 in Rigid Medical Packaging Applications at the New England Chapter of IoPP on 21st September 2006, at the Ken Olsen Theatre, Four Clock Tower Place, Fifth Floor, Maynard, Mass.
Imes' presentation will help medical device customers successfully validate their Eastar copolyester 6763 rigid medical package using the ASTM F1980-02, which is the standard for accelerated aging of sterile medical device packages. The presentation gave specific accelerated aging information on Eastar copolyester 6763, while the ASTM F1980-02 standard covers all materials in the device and the package.
Rigid medical packaging must provide microbial barrier and device protection for an extended period of storage time at room temperature and under relative humidity conditions. Imes' presentation highlighted rigid medical packaging requirements that ensure package integrity, supply evidence of sterility and fitness-for-use over a product's life cycle, and satisfy FDA validation requirements. All plastics are not created equal and Imes' presentation provides evidence of the importance of using the proper Q10 factor to provide the most accurate accelerated aging information.
About Eastman Medical
For more than 65 years, Eastman plastics have been used in a wide range of medical non-implantable device and packaging applications that meet the performance demands and regulatory requirements of the medical industry. Our diverse product line of DuraStar and Eastar copolyesters, Eastalloy blends, Ecdel elastomers, EMAC and EBAC specialty copolymers, LLDPE and Tenite cellulosics provides a broad range of properties that deliver application performance and flexibility in sterilization techniques. Eastman has enjoyed the trust of the industry's foremost innovators, and we continually collaborate with our partners throughout the industry to develop medical devices and packaging on the cutting edge of science.
About Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) manufactures and markets chemicals, fibers and plastics worldwide. It provides key differentiated coatings, adhesives and specialty plastics products; is the world’s largest producer of PET polymers for packaging; and is a major supplier of cellulose acetate fibers. Founded in 1920 and headquartered in Kingsport, Tenn., Eastman is a FORTUNE 500 company with 2005 sales of $7 billion and approximately 12,000 employees.
