Adhesives in medical/dental - Articles - Page 27

Editor's Memo: Dispensing Quality, Curing Inefficiency

Welcome to our annual Dispensing & Curing Equipment Directory!

June 3, 2013

Welcome to our annual Dispensing and Curing Equipment Directory! The handy chart-style directory, found on pp. 14-19, includes supplier companies* and contact information for dispensing equipment like dispensers, pumps, mixers, and dispense heads.

3M UNITEK: Flash-Free Adhesive

May 8, 2013

This company’s new APC™ flash-free adhesive coated appliance system reportedly eliminates the flash removal step in bonding.

Advancing Adhesives: Mussels Inspire Innovative New Adhesive for Surgery

A new synthetic family of adhesives can serve as bioadhesives.

May 1, 2013

Mussels can be a delicious meal, but the chemistry that lets mussels stick to underwater surfaces may also provide a highly adhesive wound closure and more effective healing from surgery.

Henkel Announces Seminar Focusing on Adhesives for Medical Devices

April 23, 2013

Henkel Corp. recently announced it will host its Loctite Medical Device Adhesive seminar on May 21 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Ask Dr. Dave: April 2013

Dave Dunn shares details regarding UV adhesives/coatings for a medical device assembly.

Dave Dunn Ph.D.

April 1, 2013

QUESTION: We use a UV adhesive/coating for assembling the plastic and metal components of a complex medical device. We need to optimize our curing process and ensure that the adhesive is fully cured with maximum properties. What are the most important factors?

ADCHEM: Transfer Tape

February 27, 2013

7833 PET is a new elevated-temperature acrylic adhesive transfer tape on a PET film liner for thermoforming in aerospace, automotive, appliance, electronic and medical applications.

BERRY PLASTICS GROUP: Medical Tape

February 19, 2013

This company has introduced 3546A, a single-coated woven tape for use in the manufacture of pulse oximeters and other medical devices.

Advancing Adhesives: Advances in Tape

BeneHold tape strips replace adhesive tapes that are traditionally packaged in rolls.

February 1, 2013

Vancive Medical Technologies™ (formerly Avery Dennison Medical Solutions) recently introduced BeneHold medical tape strips, which can enable clinicians to reduce tape waste, help guard against the spread of infection and satisfy certain compliance regulations associated with dialysis care.

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