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The company said the Extended Wear Medical Transfer Adhesive 4075 offers initial skin adhesion with up to a 14-day wear time, depending on the backing material used.
BD still plans to enter the estimated $1 billion market for insulin patch pumps for patients with type 2 diabetes, but its first product won't launch as soon as the company initially anticipated.
Selection of a suitable adhesive for a medical device is challenging because of the wide variety of adhesive types, performance characteristics, and an ever-expanding range of use scenarios.
Recent studies of 3M's medical adhesives evaluated skin wear time and more. Image of medical device adhesive sensors courtesy 3M Wearable medical devices hold promise for monitoring and treating a range of ailments, including heart conditions, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, pain relief,...
Think you know everything there is to know about light-curable adhesives? Think again. Daphne Allen Dymax offers a fast-bonding solution for plastic-to-plastic and plastic-to-metal substrates. Many companies are moving away from solvent-based technologies as part of eco-...
Researchers have developed a new flexible wearable sensor designed to stick to the skin and electrochemically monitor blood alcohol content in real time through sweat. Kristopher Sturgis Researchers at the University of California, San Diego ( UCSD ), have developed a flexible...
Researchers from Ohio State University aim to exploit the unique molecular properties of the common ivy plant to boost adhesive technologies in wound healing. Kristopher Sturgis The study began, in part, as a quest to find bioadhesives that could aid in wound healing after injury or...
As the array of materials used in medical devices has grown, the available adhesive options have likewise expanded. Frank Vinluan This flexible tubing was bonded with a Henkel cyanoacrylate adhesive developed to offer flexibility, rapid fixture, and high bond strength. Y ears...
The synthetic, sticky, biocompatible hydrogel is mostly water, and can help suspend a 55-lb weight. Qmed Staff Engineered hydrogel being pulled away from a glass surface. (Image courtesy of Felice Frankel and MIT) MIT researchers recently announced strides when it comes to...
Skin interface and adhesives present a major design opportunity for flexible electronics pioneer MC10 and others . Chris Newmarker MC10 has technology for flexible, stretchable electronics. (Photo courtesy of MC10 ) When it comes to designing flexible electronics to stick on...