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What
are Thermoplastic Elastomers:
Thermoplastic
elastomers are synthetic rubbers that can be reformed by heat.
At room temperature they are solid and elastic but when you
heat them above a certain temperature range, they become liquid
and can be molded into the desired shape. Most rubbers are
not recyclable and cannot be reformed again by heat,
but thermoplastic elastomers are 100% recyclable and any excess
rubbers from your mold can be melted back again to form other
products.
Another great property of thermoplastic elastomer is their
ability to trap oil. The mixing of thermoplastic elastomer
and oil results in what is known as elastomer gel. Our thermoplastic
elastomer can hold oil as much as 20 times of their own weight.
Depending on the resiliency of the resulting gel, it can formulated
as vibration dampers, feeding bottle teats, shoe insole, lip
balms and medicated gels.
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