Image Output Purpose Polyester PET Medical Film for Hospital Printing Application

Polyester(the same to PET) medical film is a medical grade PET film which is used for image output, usually in hospital printing application.

According to its application printer, PET medical film can be classified into two types: laser grade PET medical film and inkjet grade PET medical film. Laser grade medical film is applicable for laser printing, with the popular thickness of 130micron, 160micron, and 182micron. The inkjet grade medical film is used for an inkjet printer, which supports water-based dye and pigment ink, and the popular thickness is 155micron, 180micron, and 205micron.

The thickness of 182micron and 205micron are in a blue base, while the other 4 thicknesses are in a white base.

Technical Specification of Polyester PET Medical Printing Film
Thickness	130/160/182/ 155/180/205micron	Size	A4/A3/B5/16K /Customized	Package	100 sheets/foil bag (OPP bag inside)
Shelf Life	18 months	DPI	1440	Printing Proformance	both sides printable
packing	10 bags load into a carton, tens of cartons load into a pallet, pallets load into container

What Is PET Medical Film?

PET medical film is a medical-grade PET film which is used for image output, usually in hospital printing application. The majority of PET medical film is made from clear polyester and is enhanced with a special coating on the PET film surface. The coating material supports the PET medical film printable for laser printer, inkjet printer, thermal printer.

According to its appearance, PET medical film can be classified into two types: one is in a blue base, and the other is in a white base. 

Different grades of medical film, which is with a different coating, make the final medical film looks a bit different, even though in a same base of blue or white. The final product on laser grade blue base film looks more transparent than on the inkjet grade blue base film(or to say the inkjet printer grade blue medical film is more white than the laser printer grade blue medical film). And the final product on white base laser printing medical film possesses a matte white effect(and the same on both sides), while the final product on white base inkjet printing medical film is with a glossy white effect for the printing side(while a high glossy effect on the PET base film side).

Where Is PET Medical Film Used?

PET medical film is mainly used for medical image output in hospital printing. Medical film is the media for image output such as B-ultrasound, color ultrasound, gastroscope, enterscope, panoramic dental, X-ray, CT(computed tomography), CR(computed radiography), DR(digital radiography), MRI(magnetic resonance imaging), etc. With the help of medical film, radiologist and doctor can get a patient's situation by the image and have an excellent treatment accordingly.

How to Choose a PET Medical Film?

Printer type and final demand are the first two things when selecting a medical film. For example, an inkjet printer that is used for X-ray output is supposed to adopt inkjet grade blue base medical film.

Thickness and size are the second step for confirming the suitable medical film parameters upon your specific demand. The base film is for laser grade medical printing film is 100micron(white base), 125micron(white base), and 175micron(blue base). And the base film for inkjet grade medical printing film is 125micron(white base), 150micron(white base), and 175micron(blue base). A4(210mm*297mm), A3(297mm*420mm), B5(182mm*257mm), 16K(195mm*271mm) are the popular size among the world, customized size and custom roll format is also available.

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