ESPOO, Finland (Dec. 13)—Optatech Corp. has developed and patented two proprietary thermoplastic elastomers. Pacrel-brand TPE is based on a palyacrylate/polyolefin combination and offers oil resistance, flexibility and good adhesion to paints and other polymers. The second TPE type are inherently electrically conductive elastomers based on blends of doped polyaniline and two-phase thermoplastic vulcanizates.
Optatech debuts TPEs
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