Articles Tagged with ''adhesives in medical/dental''

The silicone-free hot melts use a novel thermoplastic acrylate that offers critical advantages, as acrylates are inherently breathable.

Henkel recently announced that two of the company’s facilities have received EXCiPACT certificates as suppliers of pharmaceutical excipients. 

3M has completed its planned spin-off of its health care business, now Solventum Corp., and the new company's stock is now listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

The record date for the spin-off was March 18, 2024, and the distribution date for the new stock is set for April 1, 2024.

Mactac^® is expanding its medical tape offering for direct skin, device assembly, and wearable applications with the addition of four new products. 

A newly released report estimates that the global specialty adhesives market size was valued at $4.7 billion in 2022 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 4.7% from 2023 to 2032.

Harvard researchers have found that chitosan, a fibrous, sugar-based material derived from the processed outer skeletons of shellfish, achieved rapid and strong bonding of hydrogels through chemical and physical interactions that differ from traditional hydrogel methods.

Henkel has introduced two next-generation medical grade, cyanoacrylates-based instant adhesives that offer improved safety and performance.

3M was awarded $34.2 million from the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity to develop solutions to improve treatment of traumatic wounds from point-of-injury to hospital.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, have created bio-adhesives with a programmable design that allows precise control over mechanical and adhesive properties.