A coextruded, retortable film includes a core layer having an ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer; two intermediate layers including a polyamide; two adhesive layers including a polymeric adhesive; and two outer layers including low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyet
A coextruded, retortable film includes a core layer having an ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer; two intermediate layers including a polyamide; two adhesive layers including a polymeric adhesive; and two outer layers including low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, ethylene/alpha olefin copolymer, propylene homopolymer, and/or propylene/alpha olefin copolymer. A method of packaging a product using this film, and a package, are disclosed. A retortable film includes a first layer including low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, ethylene/alpha olefin copolymer, propylene homopolymer, and/or propylene/alpha olefin copolymer; a second layer including a polymeric adhesive; a third layer including an ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer; a fourth layer including a polymeric adhesive; a fifth layer including a polyamide; a sixth layer including a polymeric adhesive; and a seventh layer including low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, ethylene/alpha olefin copolymer, propylene homopolymer, and/or propylene/alpha olefin copolymer.
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1. A multilayer, coextruded, retortable film comprising: a) a core layer comprising a retortable grade ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer; b) two intermediate layers, disposed on opposite surfaces of the core layer, comprising a polyamide; c) two adhesive layers, each disposed on a surface of the
1. A multilayer, coextruded, retortable film comprising: a) a core layer comprising a retortable grade ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer; b) two intermediate layers, disposed on opposite surfaces of the core layer, comprising a polyamide; c) two adhesive layers, each disposed on a surface of the respective intermediate layer, comprising a polymeric adhesive; and d) two outer layers, each comprising a material selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, ethylene/alpha olefin copolymer, propylene homopolymer, and propylene/alpha olefin copolymer; wherein the film exhibits a free shrink of less than 5% in the longitudinal direction, and less than 5% in the transverse direction, at 180° F. 2. The film of claim 1 wherein a functional barrier layer is disposed between one of the outer layers, and one of the adhesive layers. 3. The film of claim 1 wherein the polyamide is selected from the group consisting of nylon 6, nylon 9, nylon 11, nylon 12, nylon 66, nylon 69, nylon 610, nylon 612, nylon 6/12, nylon 6/66, nylon 6/69, nylon 66/610, nylon 66/6, nylon 6T, nylon 12T, and amorphous nylon. 4. The film of claim 1 wherein the polymeric adhesive layers each comprise a polymeric adhesive selected from the group consisting of anhydride grafted ethylene/1-butene copolymer, anhydride grafted ethylene/1-hexene copolymer, anhydride grafted ethylene/1octene copolymer, anhydride grafted polypropylene, anhydride grafted high density polyethylene, and anhydride grafted ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer. 5. The film of claim 1 wherein the two outer layers each have a composite Vicat softening point of between 245° F. and 260° F. 6. A multilayer, coextruded, retortable film comprising: a) a first layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, ethylene/alpha olefin copolymer, propylene homopolymer, and propylene/alpha olefin copolymer; b) a second layer comprising a polymeric adhesive; c) a third layer comprising a retortable grade ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer; d) a fourth layer comprising a polymeric adhesive; e) a fifth layer comprising a polyamide; f) a sixth layer comprising a polymeric adhesive; and g) a seventh layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, ethylene/alpha olefin copolymer, propylene homopolymer, and propylene/alpha olefin copolymer; wherein the film exhibits a free shrink of less than 5% in the longitudinal direction, and less than 5% in the transverse direction, at 180° F. 7. The film of claim 6 wherein a functional barrier layer is disposed between the sixth and seventh layers. 8. The film of claim 6 wherein the polyamide is selected from the group consisting of nylon 6, nylon 9, nylon 11, nylon 12, nylon 66, nylon 69, nylon 610, nylon 612, nylon 6/12, nylon 6/66, nylon 6/69, nylon 66/610, nylon 66/6, nylon 6T, nylon 12T, and amorphous nylon. 9. The film of claim 6 wherein the polymeric adhesive layers each comprise a polymeric adhesive selected from the group consisting of anhydride grafted ethylene/1-butene copolymer, anhydride grafted ethylene/1-hexene copolymer, anhydride grafted ethylene/1octene copolymer, anhydride grafted polypropylene, anhydride grafted high density polyethylene, and anhydride grafted ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer. 10. The film of claim 6 wherein the first and seventh layers each have a composite Vicat softening point of between 245° F. and 260° F.
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