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Breathable, recyclable baby mattress
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Breathable, recyclable baby mattress made from TPU

Discover how NEVEON and Covestro created a breathable, washable, and recyclable baby mattress prototype from Desmopan® AIR TPU, advancing comfort and circular design.

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Medical-Grade TPU for Catheters, flexible tubing & films

Discover how the medical-grade TPUs of Covestro deliver biocompatible, flexible, and durable solutions for catheters, flexible tubing systems and films

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CQ engineering plastic solutions for a circular economy
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CQ portfolio from Covestro – More Sustainable Solutions

CQ Portfolio from Covestro: R, RE, RP series for sustainability. Reduces waste and CO₂, promotes climate neutrality. Learn more!

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Our broad portfolio of mechanically recycled PCR polycarbonates offers varying levels of recycled content and properties to meet the requirements of different industries.
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Recycling Solutions: Waste to Resource with Makrolon® R-series

Explore sustainable recycling solutions from Covestro. ✔ High quality ✔ Traceability ✔ Circular economy for the chemical industry.

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2.25ml auto-injector by Savicred, featuring Covestro's medical-grade Makrolon® polycarbonates
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Advanced Medical Materials for Drug Delivery

Explore biocompatible materials enhancing patient safety in drug and biologics delivery systems, including auto-injectors.

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Monetizing Circularity—Together with Our Customers and Value Circle
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Monetize Circular Economy | Co-creating Value with Customers

The Covestro approach of monetizing circular economy is to embed circular thinking into the earliest stages of customer engagement and beyond, and to co-develop solutions through strong partnerships.

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Breathable, recyclable baby mattress made from TPU

Discover how NEVEON and Covestro created a breathable, washable, and recyclable baby mattress prototype from Desmopan® AIR TPU, advancing comfort and circular design.

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Medical-Grade TPU for Catheters, flexible tubing & films

Discover how the medical-grade TPUs of Covestro deliver biocompatible, flexible, and durable solutions for catheters, flexible tubing systems and films

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CQ portfolio from Covestro – More Sustainable Solutions

CQ Portfolio from Covestro: R, RE, RP series for sustainability. Reduces waste and CO₂, promotes climate neutrality. Learn more!

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Recycling Solutions: Waste to Resource with Makrolon® R-series

Explore sustainable recycling solutions from Covestro. ✔ High quality ✔ Traceability ✔ Circular economy for the chemical industry.

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Advanced Medical Materials for Drug Delivery

Explore biocompatible materials enhancing patient safety in drug and biologics delivery systems, including auto-injectors.

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Monetize Circular Economy | Co-creating Value with Customers

The Covestro approach of monetizing circular economy is to embed circular thinking into the earliest stages of customer engagement and beyond, and to co-develop solutions through strong partnerships.

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  • Our specialized polycarbonates and blends support advanced medical applications.
    Application

    Surgical

    Specialized medical-grade polycarbonates, blends, and specialty films for critical devices and equipment used during surgical procedures.

  • Drug delivery
    Application

    Drug delivery

    Biocompatible, medical-grade PU, TPU, PC, and PC+ABS blend materials for drug delivery applications

  • Electromedical equipment
    Application

    Electromedical equipment

    Polycarbonate resins and blends with the strength and biocompatibility needed for electromedical device housings and parts

  • Lens-grade Makrolon® polycarbonate for the optical/ophthalmic market.
    Application

    Eyewear

    Makrolon® polycarbonate grades formulated specifically for the optical/ophthalmic market

  • Wound care: High-tech materials for medical applications
    Application

    Wound care

    Explore top-grade medical adhesives, foams and TPU films for wound dressings – perfect for advanced wound management. Discover more today! 

Latest Case Studies

  • Breathable, recyclable baby mattress
    Case study

    Breathable, recyclable baby mattress made from TPU

    Discover how NEVEON and Covestro created a breathable, washable, and recyclable baby mattress prototype from Desmopan® AIR TPU, advancing comfort and circular design.

  • 2.25ml auto-injector by Savicred, featuring Covestro's medical-grade Makrolon® polycarbonates
    Case study

    Advanced Medical Materials for Drug Delivery

    Explore biocompatible materials enhancing patient safety in drug and biologics delivery systems, including auto-injectors.

  • Seamless charging stations with Arfinio
    Case study

    Platilon® in next-gen ECG

    Covestro TPU films deliver invaluable solutions for smart healthcare and monitoring and diagnostic medical devices.

  • Case study

    Transforming Cardiac Care with Polycarbonate

    Polycarbonate for next-gen remote cardiac monitoring system

  • Circular CMF Guide
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    Circular CMF Guide for integrating circularity into aesthetic design

    Explore circular CMF design solutions with actionable insights and best practices on color, material and finish design for recycled and recyclable plastics.

  • Leading the Circular Economy Transition: A Business Guide
    Case study

    More sustainable materials for a circular economy

    Discover how sustainable materials are driving the circular economy forward. Download our white paper by Covestro and GC Insights for innovative solutions.

  • CMF Design Trends 2025+
    Case study

    CMF Design Trends 2025+

    Discover innovative polycarbonate solutions & aesthetic toolkits for industrial designers & CMF experts.

  • Case study

    More sustainable toothbrush heads made from 100%-recyclable TPU

    FRESH 32 created replaceable toothbrush heads with Covestro’s recyclable Desmopan® TPU – for a more sustainable, high-performance, long-lasting toothbrush.

  • Case study

    Airway monitoring device

    Makrolon® for innovative airway monitoring device that answers an unmet need in the market. Find out more!

  • Case study

    Mobile medical device protection

    Makrolon® polycarbonate for durable mobile device protection in healthcare settings. Find out more!

  • Case study

    User-centered design

    Innovative materials for user-centric design in medical teenage treatment. Learn more now!

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    Medical plastics I Covestro

    Covestro polycarbonate offers form and functionality for Dermadry device that treats excessive sweating. Learn more!

  • IoT design concepts from students from Shenkar College Design and Arts
    Case study

    New design concepts for IoT applications that drive the UN Sustainable Development Goals

    Covestro is collaborating with Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art students in an IoT design project to develop

  • Aesthetic toolkit edition 2022-2023
    Case study

    Aesthetic design toolkits

    CMF design toolkits for global aesthetic trends in the electronics and electrical, automotive, and healthcare industries: the 2022/2023 edition

  • TorqueSafe™ single-use handles for orthopedic procedures are made using Makrolon®
    Case study

    TorqueSafe™ handles

    Single-use torque instruments depend on medical grade Makrolon®

  • Apec® 1745 high-heat polycarbonate enables the Stella System shorten instrument sterilization time.
    Case study

    Stella System

    Apec® 1745 high-heat polycarbonate for steam sterilization devices

  • Super Staple™ Classic bone fixation device with high-strength, medical-grade Makrolon® Rx2530.
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    Super Staple™ Classic

    Biocompatible Makrolon® selected for Super Staple™ bone fixation device

  • Biocompatibile Makrolon® Rx1851 with customizable color options for OrthoSensor™ Knee Balancer.
    Case Study

    OrthoSensor™ Knee Balancer

    Biocompatible Makrolon® houses new device for knee implant surgery

  • Cannuflow’s EntreVu® EX has a clear arthroscopic access cannula body and utilizes Makrolon® Rx1452.
    Case study

    Cannuflow EntreVu® EX

    Biocompatible Makrolon® is ideal for clear arthroscopic access cannula

  • Enhua Case Stage Image
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    Safe, simple anesthesia nasal mask

    Covestro’s medical grade polycarbonate Makrolon® 2858 meets the demanding requirements of anesthesia nasal masks

  • PharmaJet Tropis® Needle-Free Injector
    Case study

    Needle-free injection Systems
     

    PharmaJet’s Needle-free Injection Systems (NFIS) needed a polycarbonate material that could meet the property demands of the syringe and vial adapter while standing up to gamma radiation and ethylene oxide sterilization. Makrolon® was the answer.

  • SmartGuard® Anti-Snore device
    Case study

    Anti-Snore

    For the latest formulation of its SmartGuard® Anti-Snore product, designed to alleviate snoring, SmartGuard® chose Covestro’s Makrolon® 2858 polycarbonate resin for its combination of strength and biocompatibility.

  • Drug Delivery Demonstrator
    Case study

    Drug delivery 

    Covestro’s new line of healthcare-grade products — including Medical low friction Makrolon®, Medical glass filled Makrolon®, high flow Makrolon®, and Bayblend® — bring new levels of performance and sustainability to the medical device market with an all-polycarbonate device.

  • Tough, transparent Makrolon® 2458 ensures patient safety with the Wego membrane oxygenator.
    Case study

    Wego New Life oxygenator

    Makrolon® makes Wego New Life’s oxygenators safe and durable

  • Image of LEDs used to sterilize medical equipment
    Case study

    Strong and sanitized

    Ultraviolet C (UVC) light has a potent germicidal effect, and polycarbonate-based materials stand up to frequent disinfection.

  • Disinfectant wipes being used in a medical setting
    Case study

    Doubling down on disinfectants

    Covestro and Metrex harnessed their healthcare industry expertise to investigate the influence of powerful disinfectants on polycarbonate-based materials.

  • A graph depicting bubbles filled with communications symbols connected by dots and lines.
    Case study

    Wearable smart patches

    Baymedix® and Platilon® from Covestro support the in making wearable medical sensors more comfortable.

  • Makrolon dialysis Rx2440
    Case study

    High-performance dialyzer production

    Rx2440 is a medical-grade polycarbonate specifically for device which needto be sterilized in oxygen free packaging using high-energy radiation (gamma or e-beam).

  • PC+ABS Bayblend® needle-free injection syringe
    Case Study

    Material for advanced injector design

    PC+ABS Bayblend® offers environmental-friendly flame retardant formula and pre-coloring choice for future connected injector.

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    Case study

    Pirouette Medical auto-injector

    Makrolon® 2458 polycarbonate meets design, manufacturing and end-use needs.

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    Case study

    Animal drug delivery device

    Covestro polycarbonates lend chemical and impact resistance to RxActuator’s wearable infusion pump for animals.

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    Active compression device

    Tough, lightweight Covestro polycarbonates give a leg up to smart, wearable, active compression device prototype from ElastiMed.

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    Case study

    Vortex Surgical Internal Delivery Device

    Makrolon® for a disposable biocompatible ophthalmic surgical device.

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    Resiliency and balance

    Tough and chemical-resistant Makroblend® M525 PC+polyester blend helps create the durable yet lightweight Apollo wearable.

  • Makrolon® polycarbonate used in the capsule endoscope shell enables a large filming angle.
    Case study

    Capsule endoscopic camera

    Makrolon® supports high-resolution diagnostic imaging per capsule endoscope

  • Bayblend® FR3010 PC+ABS blend resin lends long-wearing strength to Safepole components.
    Case study

    Safepole

    Bayblend® PC resin promotes safer healthcare settings

  • The Powerheart® G5 defibrillator battery case and housing is made with Bayblend® FR3010.
    Case study

    Powerheart® G5 AED

    Bayblend® delivers a tough exterior for sensitive defibrillators

  • Makrolon® supports the innovative needle-free insulin injection pen developed by QS Medical Technology for diabetic patients.
    Case Study

    Needle-Free Injection System

    Makrolon® Rx 1805 makes insulin injections easier and gentler

  • Elcam Medical‘s Marvelous™ three-way stopcock uses medical-grade Makrolon® Rx1805.
    Case study

    Elcam three-way stopcock

    Three-way stopcock made with biocompatible Makrolon® reduces infections

  • Makrolon® Rx1805 provides the closed, no drip, valved male luer connector in Q-FLO™
    Case Study

    Q-FLO™ valve connector

    Makrolon® Rx1805 improves safety of administration of dangerous drugs

Latest Stories

  • Story

    Medical-Grade TPU for Catheters, flexible tubing & films

    Discover how the medical-grade TPUs of Covestro deliver biocompatible, flexible, and durable solutions for catheters, flexible tubing systems and films

  • CQ engineering plastic solutions for a circular economy
    Story

    CQ portfolio from Covestro – More Sustainable Solutions

    CQ Portfolio from Covestro: R, RE, RP series for sustainability. Reduces waste and CO₂, promotes climate neutrality. Learn more!

  • Our broad portfolio of mechanically recycled PCR polycarbonates offers varying levels of recycled content and properties to meet the requirements of different industries.
    Story

    Recycling Solutions: Waste to Resource with Makrolon® R-series

    Explore sustainable recycling solutions from Covestro. ✔ High quality ✔ Traceability ✔ Circular economy for the chemical industry.

  • Monetizing Circularity—Together with Our Customers and Value Circle
    Story

    Monetize Circular Economy | Co-creating Value with Customers

    The Covestro approach of monetizing circular economy is to embed circular thinking into the earliest stages of customer engagement and beyond, and to co-develop solutions through strong partnerships.

  • Polycarbonate granules
    Story

    Polycarbonate with Bisphenol A as essential building block

    Learn why Polycarbonate based on Bisphenol A as essential building block shows a unique property profile for innovative applications in different industries 

  • Functional printed silver circuit SpO2 sensor on TPU film with electronic components worn on a hand.
    Story

    TPU films in medical wearables

    Stretchable and skin-friendly Platilon® TPU Films are a good substrate for flexible printed electronics and medical sensors.

  • Respiratory mask
    Story

    New high-heat Apec®

    High-heat copolycarbonate from Covestro is launched to withstand higher temperatures in silicone overmolding and hot air sterilization 

  • Hot melt adhesives enable protective lamination on special textiles.
    Story

    Partly bio-based hot melt film

    Partly bio-based Platilon® H2 CQ EC hot melt adhesive film matches standard grades in processability and heat resistance. 

  • Colorful films and sheets
    Story

    TPU Films Selector Tool 

    Streamlined product selection: A web-based TPU films selector tool utilizing questionnaire and filters to match user needs

  • Specialty films for circular solutions
    Story

    More sustainable films for circularity

    Our films portfolio with partly bio-based, recycled, and ISCC PLUS-certified mass balanced materials contribute to circular economy.

  • Story

    New ultra-durable Makrolon® polycarbonate

    New ultra-durable material from Covestro is designed to meet rigorous standards

  • Surgical devices
    Story

    When only strong will do

    Introducing a new portfolio of medical glass-filled polycarbonates.

  • A woman injecting medicine to her upper arm.
    Story

    Introducing a new portfolio of low friction polycarbonates

    Low Friction Makrolon® delivers smoother dosage of pharmaceuticals to your drug delivery device, while improving control and reliability for the patient or healthcare professional.

  • Pill dispencer
    Story

    Improved patient safety with medical polycarbonates for high-tech smart pill dispenser

    Smart pill dispensing for enhanced safety and wellbeing of patients relying on continuous medication

  • Pair of gloved hands holding a sheet of transparent ultrathin plastic film
    Story

    Makrofol® TF: Ultrathin polycarbonate films I Covestro

    Our new extrusion process enables polycarbonate films as thin as 15μm for use in membranes for filtration and electronics. Learn more!

  • respiratory medical devices
    Story

    Respiratory medical device materials

    Covestro material solutions meet ISO 18562 standards 

  • Polypropylene liner liner enables thin Platilon® TPU films to be applied easily.
    Story

    Polypropylene liner for TPU films

    A polypropylene liner enables thin Platilon® medical grade TPU films to be trimmed and applied precisely and easily.

  • Continuous glucose monitor
    Story

    Managing Healthcare with Consumer Electronics

    Covestro explores the combination of both style and reliability in consumer healthcare devices.

  • Image of medical device in a clinic
    Story

    Improved Chemical Resistance

    Durable Materials for Medical Device Housings and Hardware from Covestro

  • Mass balancing within a circular economy
    Story

    Certified circular products with (specific) shares of certified renewable raw material content.

    By mass balance we can bring the value chain faster in line with our common conservation sustainability goals: Reducing the carbon footprint and use of fossil resources in production and consumption

  • Platilon® XM extra matte TPU films for medical use. Example: skin tone for wound care application.
    Story

    Platilon® XM, the TPU film with an extra matte surface

    Platilon® XM is a blown TPU film with an extra matte surface designed for low friction and low reflection

  • Story

    Medical polycarbonate

    Medical grade polycarbonate from Covestro supports a variety of established and emerging applications.

  • Bed in a hospital room 
    Story

    Increased disinfection demands durable wall coatings

    A 2K waterborne polyurethane technology from Covestro answers the call for durable wall coatings in healthcare facilities.

  • Medical polycarbonate
    Story

    Makrolon® Rx3440 for better performing IV connectors

    Covestro developed Makrolon® Rx3440 for better performing IV connectors.

  • Man wearing virtual reality goggles
    Story

    Renewable mass-balanced raw materials for high-performance polycarbonates

    Using renewable components, we’ve developed an innovative polycarbonate with the properties of conventional fossil products.

  • medical wearables
    Story

    Materials form a strong bond for durable medical wearables

    We worked with Teknor Apex to evaluate the adhesion and chemical resistance of medical-grade polycarbonates and TPEs.

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    Story

    New medical-grade TPUs make strides in healthcare

    We expanded our materials portfolio with three new Texin® Rx TPU grades for healthcare applications.

  • A compelling alternative to traditional surgical tools
    Story

    A compelling alternative to traditional surgical tools

    Covestro polycarbonate plays a key part in the production of pre-sterilized single-use surgical tools.

  • A connected drug delivery concept ensures the patient, doctor and pharmacist are all on the same page.
    Story

    The future of drug delivery is now

    We’re pushing boundaries with our drug delivery concept that delivers needed comfort, dose accuracy, patient adherence and reliability.

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