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Enhancing Comfort and Care: The Advantages of Gentle Adhesives for Stick-to-Skin Products – Part 2
This is part 2 of our 2-part post reviewing the advantages of gentle adhesives for stick-to-skin products. In part 2 we will be covering examples of specific stick-to-skin products which utilize gentle adhesives. The significance of pressure-sensitive adhesives...
Enhancing Comfort and Care: The Advantages of Gentle Adhesives for Stick-to-Skin Products
This is part 1 of our 2-part post where we will be covering the advantages of gentle adhesives for stick-to-skin products. In part 1 we will be covering the types of patients who may benefit from the use of this category of skin-safe adhesive. Gentle stick-to-skin...
Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) Tapes Play a Crucial Role in the Manufacture of Pulse Oximeter Sensors.
Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tapes play a crucial role in the manufacture of pulse oximeter sensors, which are essential in measuring oxygen saturation levels and pulse rate in a non-invasive manner. These sensors consist of several key components, including...
Improving Wearable Medical Devices With Custom Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Products
Advancements in healthcare technologies have significantly reduced the necessity for frequent visits to medical facilities or extended stays for monitoring purposes. Nowadays, patients have the convenience of wearing medical devices that detect and monitor diseases...
The Many Uses and Benefits of Polyurethane Film Tapes in Stick-to-Skin Applications
Pressure-sensitive adhesive-coated polyurethane films offer many benefits and have a wide range of applications in the medical and cosmetic industries, especially for skin adhesive tape applications. These films provide exceptional adhesive properties, durability,...
4 Innovative Applications of Medical-Grade Adhesives Today
Medical adhesives are vital in numerous applications beyond simple wound care, revolutionizing the medical industry. They have improved the overall quality of care for patients by providing an effective, efficient, and less invasive treatment method. Thanks to the...
The Growing Trend of Remote Patient Monitoring Devices and Their Need for Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
There is a growing trend for stick-to-skin remote patient monitoring (RPM) devices in healthcare. These devices have adhered directly to the patient's skin with a skin-safe adhesive which enables continuous monitoring of vital signs, physiological parameters, and...
How to Choose the Best Manufacturer of Adhesive Coating
Medical-grade tapes are essential to modern healthcare, revolutionizing wound care and injury prevention practices. Patients expect high-quality products and want to ensure that the medical tapes used for their operations are safe, effective, and age-appropriate. This...
A Guide to Different Self-Adhesive Medical Tapes
As much as we try to avoid injuries, they can still happen to the best of us. Sometimes, all it takes is a small cut or a scrape to throw our day off. Luckily self-adhesive medical tapes are readily available to speed up our healing process and restore our routine...
5 Medical Adhesives for Skin You Should Know About
Medical adhesives for skin are commonly used in hospitals, such as the tape placed to secure cotton balls after vaccination, or the thicker ones used in medical casts. Each type of medical adhesive has a specific purpose and knowing them can help speed up wound and...