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DuPont Reduces Carbon Emissions at its Healthcare Materials Site

October 20, 2023

Investment in renewable energy credits has resulted in a 69% reduction in the site’s operational emissions.

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DUPONT: Soft Skin Adhesive

October 19, 2023

DuPont introduces a higher-adhesion, low-cyclics, silicone soft skin adhesive that offers gentle adhesion in advanced wound dressings and wearables devices.

Mactac Meets Formulating Challenges, Manages Growth

Steve Schroff, a Mactac business development manager, talks about the company’s success and the unique challenges of formulating adhesives for medical applications.

Karen Parker

July 18, 2023

Founded in 1959 as Morgan Adhesives Co., Mactac is a leader in pressure-sensitive adhesive materials for various markets, including labels, graphic design, packaging, automotive, and medical device assembly.

H.B. Fuller Acquires Private US Company, Adhezion Biomedical

July 13, 2023

Acquisition expands H.B. Fuller’s capacity in the fast-growing healthcare adhesives market.

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H.B. Fuller Announces Two Acquisitions

June 23, 2023

H.B. Fuller Co. announced the completion of two acquisitions: a medical adhesives company and a specialty adhesives company.

Three Silicone Adhesives That Give Your Application the Advantage

By understanding the advantages and disadvantages of silicone PSAs, SSAs, and film adhesives, manufacturers can select the formulation that maximizes component or device success.

Michelle Velderrain

June 22, 2023

Selecting the right type of adhesive can help ensure the successful operation of the component or device while maximizing yields and throughput.

FLEXcon’s OMNI-WAVE Wins 2023 Med-Tech Award

June 16, 2023

The bio-signal sensing, hydrogel-free technology for electrodes and wearable devices won FLEXcon the award for Materials Innovation.

Mussels-Inspired Injectable Bioglue Seals Surgical Wounds

Researchers develop biodegradable hydrogel adhesive for sealing internal soft-tissue incisions using inspiration from nature.

May 15, 2023

A UCLA-led research team has created a new, biodegradable hydrogel adhesive that is reported to be three-times stronger than comparable bioglues.

Could Mistletoe Berries Help Produce a Biological Super Glue?

The abundant, biodegradable, and bio renewable mistletoe plant holds promising possibilities for adhesives.

May 4, 2023

A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Germany and McGill University in Canada have discovered strong adhesive properties of white-berry mistletoe.

New Dental Adhesives Market Report

March 6, 2023

The analysis reports that the global dental adhesives market is currently valued at $2.86 billion. Fact.MR predicts the market will reach $5.89 billion by the end of 2033.