TUBING
CellGyn® TPE Tubing
CellGyn® is a high-performance TPE medical tubing engineered specifically for the most demanding biopharma fluid processing environments. As a purpose-built weldable TPE tubing, CellGyn® is ideal for single-use assemblies, aseptic transfer lines, sampling devices, and any application requiring reliable aseptic tube welding or sealing. Compatible with all major tube sealers and aseptic tube welders – including Vante, Terumo, BioWelder, and the GE Sterile Tube Fuser – CellGyn® delivers superior gas barrier properties and pressure performance that consistently outperforms standard silicone tubing.
Overview
CellGyn® TPE Tubing
Applications for Biopharma &
Single-Use Systems
- Single-use assemblies
- Aseptic sealing and welding
- Biopharma fluid transfer
- Buffer and media preparation
- Cell media processing
- Transfer sets
- Bag manifolds
- Sampling devices
Benefits of CellGyn® Weldable TPE Tubing
- Heat weldable/sealable
- Excellent gas barrier properties
- Bio-compatible
- Kink resistant
- Extensive extractables testing
- Heat weldable and sealable — compatible with all major biopharma tube welders
- Superior gas barrier properties vs. silicone tubing
- Biocompatible and phthalate-free — no plasticizers or peroxides to leach into fluid
- Kink resistant for reliable fluid transfer in complex single-use assemblies
- Extensive extractables and leachables (E&L) testing
- Gamma irradiation & autoclave compatible
- Safe disposal through incineration — designed for single-use biopharma workflows
- Safe disposal through incineration
Specifications
CellGyn® is formulated as a true weldable TPE tubing for biopharma single-use systems, offering USP Class VI compliance and a phthalate-free, peroxide-free SEBS thermoplastic elastomer construction.
- Thermoplastic elastomer (SEBS)
- Translucent
- Compatible with common welding/sealing machines
- Weld compatible with common TPE tubing brands
- Tasteless, odorless
- Contains no phthalate plasticizers or peroxides that can leach out into transported fluid
COMPLIANCE
- U.S. Pharmacopeia 43, National Formulary 38 (USP), General Chapter <88> Class VI, Biological Reactivity Tests, In Vivo (2020)
- U.S. Pharmacopeia 43, National Formulary 38 (USP), General Chapter <87> Class VI, Biological Reactivity Tests, In Vitro (2020)
ISO 10993 (various parts) - Comprehensive extractables testing and characterization after gamma irradiation
- Request our comprehensive extractables and biocompatibility study for this product
| Material | TPE |
| Hardness ASTM Shore A (+/- 3) | 68A |
| Appearance | Translucent |
| Aseptic Sealing and Welding | Yes |
| High Pressure Applications | Fair |
| Peristaltic Pump Life | Fair |
| Comprehensive Pump Performance Studies | (-) |
| Extractable Profile | Yes |
| Toxicity Profile | Yes |
| Autocavabilty | Yes |
| Steam in Please (SIP) | (-) |
| Gamma Stability (max. 50 kGy) | Yes |
| Max. Temperature | 400°F | 204.4°C |
| Min. Temperature (Bridle) | -88°F | -66.67°C |
| Over-Molding Compatibility | Yes |
| Sterilization Methods | Autoclave Gamma radiation Chemical sterilants |
| Physical | Typical Values |
| Specific Gravity | 0.89 |
| Hardness (Shore A, at 10 Sec) | 68 |
| Tensile Stress | ¬ |
| 100% Strain, 70°F | 390 psi |
| Flow: 100% Strain, 70°F | 660 psi |
| Tensile Strength 2 3 (Break at 73°F) | 870 psi |
| Tensile Elongation (Break at 73°F) | 510 psi |
| Compression Set | ¬ |
| 72°F, 22.0 Hours | 17% |
| 158°F, 22.0 Hours | 58% |
| 212°F, 22.0 Hours | 69% |
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