HIGH-CONSISTENCY RUBBER PROVIDES VERSATILITY FOR MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURING

This article was written by Brian Reilly, Business Development Director, Biomaterials for NuSil™–part of Avantor® https://www.medicaldesignbriefs.com/component/content/article/mdb/features/articles/34001® With more insight about the characteristics of this versatile silicone material, medical device manufacturers can better understand potential applications and considerations for selecting and using high-consistency rubbers in medical devices. High-consistency rubber silicone (HCR) is a versatile material with a long history of use in medical devices and other industries. Commonly found in a wide variety of end-use applications, such as tubing, [...]

SPECIALTY ELASTOMERS MARKET TO 2023: TOP 10 COMPANIES, TRENDS, GROWTH FACTORS, GLOBAL INDUSTRY OVERLOOK DURING FORECAST PERIOD

MAY 29, 2018 (Heraldkeeper via Comtex) specialty-elastomers-market-to-2023-top-10-companies-trends-growth-factors-global-industry-overlook-during-forecast-period-2018-05-29 Elastomers are the Polymers that shows rubber-like elasticity such viscosity and elasticity; it has low Young’s modulus and high failure strain compared to other materials. Apart from these properties, Specialty Elastomers are resistance to chemical and high temperature; they have high tensile strength with low shrinkage and better design flexibility. They are an amorphous polymer existing above the glass transition temperature, which facilitates its considerable segmental motion. The Specialty Elastomers are [...]

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