From orthodontic bonding agents to wound closures, to gels for medical sensor pads, the term medical adhesive can refer to any product that is used to adhere or bond in a medical application. Medical adhesives can be categorized by application and adhe...
A valued customer was interested in adding to their R&D lab's testing capabilities to perform adhesion/cohesion tests on their thermal spray coatings per ASTM C633. [...]
ASTM F2258 describes the testing procedure to obtain data to compare adhesive strengths of tissue adhesives intended for use as surgical adhesives or sealants, or both on soft tissue. Preparing the Test Substrate is a critical part of this specif...
Many of us know that geckos can help save us money on car insurance. As if that wasn't enough, MIT researchers led by Professor Jeffrey Karp are now attempting to add breakthrough medical adhesives to this unassuming lizard's list of achievements...
Why is this important? Companies and Universities spend R & D dollars testing various adhesives to determine which one will adhere to skin, but not be painful to remove. Medical tape is used for a variety of skin wounds and abrasion...
Dental composite resins are types of synthetic resins which are used in dentistry as restorative material or adhesives. Synthetic resins evolved as restorative materials since they were insoluble, aesthetic, insensitive to dehy...
Straight out of a fairytale, the materials manufacturing sectors may have the ability to develop self-healing devices in the near future. According to a CNN article, [...]
Shear joints impose uniform stresses across the bond area which results in the highest possible joint strength. ASTM D1002 is commonly performed to measure the shear strength of adhesives that are used to bond metals. This test is similar t...
Various medical and adhesive manufacturers follow ASTM and ISO testing standards before bringing surgical tape to market. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape goes through a rigorous [...]
Pressure sensitive tape is used in a variety of products and applications including: electrical tape, douple sided tape, masking tape, duct tape, packaging, bandages, medical devices, and much more. ASTM D3330 describes six methods used to test the ad...
