DowDuPont Specialty Products Division now offers Dow Corning™ MG 7-1020 soft skin adhesive, a new product for skin-adhered medical devices. Based on advanced silicone technology, the product reportedly delivers strong adhesion and extended wear, as well as design and manufacturing flexibility. It can be used with fabric backing and addresses the health care industry’s growing focus on biologic drugs that call for innovative delivery mechanisms such as patch pumps.

“Our continuous investment in innovative materials such as this new soft skin adhesive is designed to help medical device companies develop the next generation of skin-adhered solutions for effective, comfortable monitoring and treatment,” said Marie Crane, global medical device leader. “This versatile, strong, yet gentle high-performance adhesive offers benefits to device designers, manufacturers, clinicians and patients. It can play an important role in the usability and efficacy of tomorrow’s wearable technologies and drug delivery devices.”

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