Extensional Flows in Slot Cast Coextrusion, 1990 Polymers, Laminations & Coatings Conference Proceedings
In many transport and storage situations, medical packagings are exposed to cryogenic conditions. In this article we studied the impact behavior of many of the commonly used medical film materials as a function of temperature from about -100 degrees Celsius. High speed stress-strain data were generated on a instrumented impact tester fitted with a cryogenic sample conditioning chamber. In addition, the observed impact properties were correlated to the Dynamic Mechanical spectrum. In this way, a fundamental understanding on the molecular basis for physical property behavior was obtained.