For example, its light-curing 2000-MW series has been formulated without commonly used skin-irritating ingredients and so meets the special requirements for medical wearables. The development process eliminated the use of IBOA, a known skin sensitiser. All products in this adhesive range meet the requirements of ISO standard 10993-10/-23 for sensitisation and skin irritation and ISO standard 10993-5 for cytotoxicity. Typical applications include medical wearables and devices worn close to the skin, such as blood glucose meters, large-volume injectors, patient monitoring devices, and pain management devices.
In addition, MD 1040-M has been added to the medical adhesive product line. It is particularly suitable as an adhesive or encapsulation material for medical devices and surgical instruments that require frequent sterilisation. As a result, this light-curable adhesive is ideal for surgical instruments and medical devices that undergo numerous autoclave or hydrogen peroxide-plasma sterilisation cycles, but it can also be used as an encapsulation material to protect critical sensors and electronic components where moisture ingress must be prevented.
Also of interest to medical device manufacturers are the latest UV/LED or UV broad-spectrum curing devices, including the Dymax BlueWave QX4 2.0 LED spot-curing system and the newly-developed Dymax BlueWave FX-1250 high-intensity LED flood-curing system.
