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A Sticky Subject: Studying Shellfish for Advanced Adhesives

Increasing the sustainability and functionality of adhesives can improve human life in myriad ways.

June 22, 2021

Purdue University chemists are studying shellfish to develop new, safer, and more sustainable adhesives for uses ranging from bandages and medical applications to clothing, household items, electronics, and more. Humans have been trying to stick things to other things for millennia. But shellfish have been doing it for eons longer, and they are far better at it than humans.

Schreiner Group Receives Multiple FINAT Awards

The group won prizes in the Innovation, Industrial, Pharmaceutical, and Automotive categories.

June 18, 2021

At this year's FINAT Awards presentation, Schreiner Group received first-place awards in four different categories.

MASTER BOND: Fast-Curing, Silver-Filled Epoxy for Medical Device Assembly

With electrical and thermal conductivity properties, the epoxy bonds well to a variety of substrates, including metals, glass, ceramics, rubbers, and many plastics.

May 4, 2021

Master Bond EP77M-FMed is a two-part epoxy adhesive and sealant designed for use in the assembly of medical devices.

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Advancing Silicone-Based Medical Adhesives

A new adhesive for wearable medical devices enhances patient comfort while providing engineers confidence about wear duration.

May 3, 2021

Acrylate and silicone have dominated the medical adhesives market for years. However, the adhesives currently available often require device engineers to choose between strength and wear duration, or comfort and pliability.

Meridian Adhesives Group Acquires Pacific Adhesive Systems

Pacific Adhesive Systems will join Meridian's Electronics Division.

April 7, 2021

Meridian Adhesives Group recently announced its acquisition of Pacific Adhesive Systems, a Malaysia-based company serving the electronics, semiconductor, and medical markets with adhesive and coating solutions.

TOYOCHEM: Moisture-Permeable Acrylic Adhesives for Healthcare

Toyochem reports that the adhesive compositions do not contain any substances that may contaminate coating environments or cause costly bonding issues.

April 6, 2021

Toyochem Co., Ltd. has launched a new healthcare-use line of pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) under its Oribain™ brand of acrylic adhesive solutions.

PANACOL, HӦNLE, AND BDTRONIC: Smart System Solution for Medical Assembly

As needles are produced in large quantities, rapid and reliable bonding is essential.

April 1, 2021

Panacol, Hönle, and bdtronic recently partnered to ensure precise adhesive dosing, capillary flow, and curing in seconds with ultraviolet (UV) light.

Meridian Adhesives Group Acquires GENTEC and FT Polymer

Both GENTEC and FT Polymer have been partners with Meridian's Electronics Division.

March 5, 2021

Meridian Adhesives Group recently announced its acquisition of GENTEC and FT Polymer, two Europe-based adhesive suppliers for the electronics, medical, aerospace, and automotive industries.

Henkel Expands Strategic Partnership with Quad Industries for Printed Electronics Solutions

The companies started their collaboration in 2019 and since then have successfully worked on different projects.

February 17, 2021

Henkel Adhesive Technologies and Belgium-based Quad Industries have announced the expansion of their strategic partnership to offer capacities and support for technological value creation and prototyping with printed electronics solutions across multiple industries.

Demand for Wearable Devices to Surge through 2021

Study reports that wearable devices will help mobile operators drive more than $12 billion in service revenue by the end of 2021.

February 15, 2021

A study from InForGrowth reports that wearable device shipments will grow at a CAGR of approximately 22% between 2018-2021.

In this webinar, Raphael Schaller, CTO of Collano, shares how his team envisioned their data to make it usable for AI-driven materials discovery. He reflects on what he would do differently if starting over, and how adopting the Citrine Platform has accelerated learning, collaboration, and innovation across the organization.