Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multilayer tube that may include an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer may include a fluoroether elastomer and the outer layer may include a non-fluoroether based elastomer. The multilayer tube may further include an adhesion force between the inner layer and the outer layer of at least about 1 ppi.

Abstract: A method of monitoring at least one leak detection sensor, the method including the steps of: determining via a communication hub a first state of a sensor comprising a first condition when the sensor is dry and a second condition when the sensor is wet; determining via the communication hub a second state representing an operability of the sensor; communicating via the communication hub each of the states of the sensor to a Graphical User Interface (GUI); and displaying, via the GUI, a representation of the first and second states of the sensor.

Abstract: A leak detection system comprising: an adapter configured to be coupled to a conduit and direct leakage from the conduit to a leakage sensor, wherein the adapter comprises a wick comprising: a hydrophilic material, a cationic polymer material, an anionic polymer material, a hydrophilic non-ionic material, or any combination thereof. A leak detection system comprising: a laminate adapted to transport leaked fluid from a conduit to a leakage sensor, wherein the laminate comprises: a wick adapted to transport the leaked fluid; and an adhesive adapted to secure the wick to the conduit. A leak detection system comprising: a wick disposed on a substrate and adapted to transport leaked fluid from a conduit to a leakage sensor, wherein the wick comprises a plurality of fluid channels in a matrix arrangement.

Abstract: A dissipative peristaltic pump tube includes a dissipative layer including a thermoplastic elastomer and an anti-static additive, wherein the surface resistivity of the dissipative peristaltic pump tube is at least about 106 ohm/square. Further included is a peristaltic pump that includes the dissipative peristaltic pump tube.

Abstract: A leak detection sensor including a dielectric substrate including a circuit board material; and a plurality of electrical circuits in communication with the substrate, where the plurality of electrical circuits are located on different sides of the substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multilayer tube that may include an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer may include a fluoroether elastomer and the outer layer may include a non-fluoroether based elastomer. The multilayer tube may further include an adhesion force between the inner layer and the outer layer of at least about 1 ppi.

Abstract: A method of monitoring at least one leak detection sensor, the method including the steps of: determining via a communication hub a first state of a sensor comprising a first condition when the sensor is dry and a second condition when the sensor is wet; determining via the communication hub a second state representing an operability of the sensor; communicating via the communication hub each of the states of the sensor to a Graphical User Interface (GUI); and displaying, via the GUI, a representation of the first and second states of the sensor.

Abstract: A multilayer tube includes an inner layer including a crosslinked fluoroelastomer rubber; and an outer layer including a crosslinked non-fluoroelastomer rubber, wherein the multilayer tube has a shore A hardness of about 40 to about 90.

Abstract: A dissipative peristaltic pump tube includes a dissipative layer including a thermoplastic elastomer and an anti-static additive, wherein the surface resistivity of the dissipative peristaltic pump tube is at least about 106 ohm/square. Further included is a peristaltic pump that includes the dissipative peristaltic pump tube.

Abstract: A leak detection system comprising: an adapter configured to be coupled to a conduit and direct leakage from the conduit to a leakage sensor, wherein the adapter comprises a wick comprising: a hydrophilic material, a cationic polymer material, an anionic polymer material, a hydrophilic non-ionic material, or any combination thereof. A leak detection system comprising: a laminate adapted to transport leaked fluid from a conduit to a leakage sensor, wherein the laminate comprises: a wick adapted to transport the leaked fluid; and an adhesive adapted to secure the wick to the conduit. A leak detection system comprising: a wick disposed on a substrate and adapted to transport leaked fluid from a conduit to a leakage sensor, wherein the wick comprises a plurality of fluid channels in a matrix arrangement.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to flexible tubing, for example, suitable for use in peristaltic pumps. The present disclosure relates more particularly to flexible tubing having a stable flow rate despite being extruded from thermoplastic polymer and methods for making such tubing. In one aspect, at least 50% of the material volume of a flexible tubing of the disclosure is formed from a first polymer material that includes a continuous phase that includes polypropylene and a non-cross-linked styrene block copolymer elastomer miscible with the polypropylene, as well as, dispersed within the continuous phase (e.g., discontinuously dispersed within the continuous phase), a cross-linked rubber phase. The non-cross-linked styrene block copolymer elastomer is present in the first polymeric material in an amount in the range of 2 wt % to 15 wt %.

Abstract: A tube can include a sidewall defining a lumen profile. The sidewall can include a plurality of alternating thin regions and thick regions. The lumen profile can include a plurality of alternating large radius and small radius regions. The thin regions or large radius regions can include elastic instabilities adapted to form an essentially complete closure of the lumen profile at minimal compression.

Abstract: A leak detection system including a sensor having a first state having a first condition when dry and a second condition when wet, and a second state adapted to monitor the operability of the sensor; a communication device operatively connected to the sensor; and an attachment element adapted to attach the leak detection system to a fluid component for monitoring fluid leakage.

Abstract: A multilayer flexible tube includes an inner layer including a melt processable fluoropolymer, wherein the fluoropolymer includes a copolymer of a poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and a hexafluoropropylene (HFP); and an outer layer including a melt processable polymer having a shore hardness less than a shore hardness of the inner layer, wherein the multilayer flexible tube has a maximum storage modulus of at least 300 MegaPascal (MPa) at a temperature of about ?10° C.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to flexible tubing, for example, suitable for use in peristaltic pumps. The present disclosure relates more particularly to flexible tubing having a stable flow rate despite being extruded from thermoplastic polymer and methods for making such tubing. In one aspect, at least 50% of the material volume of a flexible tubing of the disclosure is formed from a first polymer material that includes a continuous phase that includes polypropylene and a non-cross-linked styrene block copolymer elastomer miscible with the polypropylene, as well as, dispersed within the continuous phase (e.g., discontinuously dispersed within the continuous phase), a cross-linked rubber phase. The non-cross-linked styrene block copolymer elastomer is present in the first polymeric material in an amount in the range of 2 wt % to 15 wt %.

Abstract: A polyester or polyester copolymer based composition, such as a polylactic acid based composition, is provided herein. The polyester or polyester copolymer based composition may include a plasticizer, such as an ether based, an ester based, and/or an ether-ester based plasticizer.

Abstract: A multilayer flexible tube includes an inner layer including a melt processable fluoropolymer, wherein the fluoropolymer includes a copolymer of a poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and a hexafluoropropylene (HFP); and an outer layer including a melt processable polymer having a shore hardness less than a shore hardness of the inner layer. Further provided is a method of making the multilayer flexible tube.

Abstract: An article includes a first portion including a silicone polymer; a second portion adjacent to the first portion, wherein the second portion includes a thermoplastic polymer including a functional moiety that forms a chemical bond with the silicone polymer. A method of forming an article includes providing a first portion including a silicone polymer; providing a second portion adjacent to the first portion, wherein the second portion includes a thermoplastic polymer including a functional moiety that forms a chemical bond with the silicone polymer; and curing the first portion at a temperature lower than the heat deformation temperature of the thermoplastic polymer to form the chemical bond between the functional moiety of the second portion and the silicone polymer of the first portion.

Abstract: A tube can include a sidewall defining a lumen profile. The sidewall can include a plurality of alternating thin regions and thick regions. The lumen profile can include a plurality of alternating large radius and small radius regions. The thin regions or large radius regions can include elastic instabilities adapted to form an essentially complete closure of the lumen profile at minimal compression.

Abstract: A multilayer flexible tube includes an inner layer including a melt processable fluoropolymer, wherein the fluoropolymer includes a copolymer of a poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and a hexafluoropropylene (HFP); and an outer layer including a melt processable polymer having a shore hardness less than a shore hardness of the inner layer, wherein the multilayer flexible tube has a maximum storage modulus of at least 300 MegaPascal (MPa) at a temperature of about ?10° C.