FIBI-buffer an alternative packaging material for polyurethane

Abstract

The polyurethane material is used to fill the voids inside the packaging boxes and act as a damping material to protect the product during transportation and handling. The polyurethane material consists of two compounds, viz., Poly compound and Isocyanate compound. Since the Isocyanate compound is highly toxic in nature, it can cause severe, irreversible adverse human health effects, like cancer. Thus, medical regularity has banned the use of toxic components in the packaging of medical devices. Therefore, alternative packaging material for polyurethane is studied in this paper. The paper focuses on alternative packing material for polyurethane which will be easily available in the market and has similar properties as that of polyurethane. If any compound from the polyurethane material is changed, it can lose its properties. Thus, we need to replace polyurethane with such an alternative that has similar properties as that of polyurethane. The present study makes a comparative analysis between polyurethane, a conventional material, and FIBI-buffer, a newly introduced material. To validate our present study, drop test from one meter vertical height was performed and the impact absorption behavior of the FIBI-buffer was determined. Average acceleration reduction values are 62.5% and 43.85% during the drop test. It is revealed that the FIBI buffer, as a packaging material is superior than the polyurethane, and its guise is the need of the time.