Health Care Products

Dow Corning® MG Series Soft Skin Adhesives

Benefits

• Transparent
• Low-viscosity

Product Descriptions

• Two-part (1:1 by weight), platinum-catalyzed, soft fillerless elastomeric adhesive

Typical Applications

• Non-sensitizing, gentle adhesive to skin (wound care and scar therapies)

Processing Method

• Knife over roll coasting process is recommended

Dow Corning® QP1-33XX Liquid Silicon Rubbers

Suitable for medical device applications

Dow Corning® QP1-3350 Liquid Silicon Rubbers (LSR) and Dow Corning® QP1-3340 LSR can be used for products serving respiratory care, external communicating, wearable monitoring and other components in medical device applications. 

These newest additions to our broad LSR portfolio enable curing at reasonable cure times at low temperatures. The products' performance opens new opportunities for device design, allows fast injection speeds at low injection pressures and provides machine time savings. 

2-part, platinum-catalyzed medical materials suited for liquid injection molding. 

Features & Benefits

• Fast cure at low temperatures
• Broad process windows
• Low injection pressures, allowing high injection speed
• Fast filling of cavities and fast processability
• Suitable for two-component and insert molding
• Improved rheology
• Suitable for thick wall section

Dow Corning® QP1-5040 Self-Adhesive Liquid Silicon Rubber

Dow Corning® QP1-5040 Self-Adhesive Liquid Silicon Rubber(LSR) can be used for products serving respiratory care, external communicating, wearable monitoring and other components in medical device applications.

This newest addition to our broad LSR portfolio enables the combination of silicone onto resin substrates like copolyester. It can be cured at reasonable cure times at temperatures which do not deflect the copolyester components, opening new options for device design. 

Features & Benefits

• Primerless adhesion
• Fast cure at low temperatures
• Durable adhesion to copolyester
• Translucent
• Suitable for two-component and insert molding

COATING GRADE SRF 5991 (A + B)

A special coating grade for rubber stoppers, injectable cap, O-ring, gasket, tubes for pharma and medical products.

This product reduces co-efficient of friction of coated surface and enhances surface lubricity. It shows: 

• Quick drying
• Good adhesion of the and cured butyl and halobutyl rubber surfaces
• Smooth processing on inspection and counting machine

This premium coating will upgrade the end product hence providing customer satisfaction while meeting requirements of pharmacopeias.

HIGH CONSISTENCY RUBBER (HCR)

Silastic® BioMedicaI I Grade Elastomers

DMF (drug master file) access available upon request for select Silastic® brand BioMedical Grade materials 

Silastic® BioMedicaI | Grade Bases

DMF (drug master file access available upon request for select Silastic BioMedicaI Grade materials 

Must add peroxide

Benefits

• Excellent batch-to-batch reproducibility for critical applications
• Manufactured in a dedicated healthcare facility

Product Description

Two-part (1 : 1 by weight), platinum-catalyzed, enhanced tear-resistance elastomers

Typical Applications

• Fabrication of extruded parts
• Fabrication of molded medical/surgical/diagnostic devices and components

Dow Corning® MG Series Pressure Sensitive Adhesives for Medical Devices

Benefits:

• Biocompatibility (non-irritating and non-sensitizing) 
• High adhesion and conformity to skin 
• Adhesion for wear time 
• High gas and moisture permeability 
• Available in a range of tack options. solvent types and solid contents to help meet application needs and processing constraints 

Product Description

• One—part, Polycondensed, Polydimethylsiloxane/silicate resin adhesives
  • Volatile solvent-based Silicon adhesives 
• One—part, Polycondensed, Polydimethylsiloxane/silicate resin adhesives
  • Hot-melt Silicon adhesives 

Typical Applications

• Non-sensitizing adherence of medical devices/appliances (colostomy, ileostomy, surgical dressings/pads, external prosthetic devices and patient monitoring) 

Processing Methods

Uses conventional tape coating equipment 

• Transfer coating
• Brushing process

Can be applied using conventional hot melt coating equipment