Finely-tuned formulations are nowhere more important than in healthcare & medical device applications. Momentive silicone elastomers can meet healthcare’s rigorous challenges, and help medical manufacturers produce strong yet comfortable orthopedic devices, optically transparent yet flexible medical tubing, sterilization-tolerant yet durable dental and surgical devices. From ease of processability in manufacturing to enhanced comfort when in contact with the human body, Momentive silicones can meet the exacting demands of the healthcare & medical device industry. Our decades of biomedical collaboration have led to a range of products that have made new equipment possible, and helped standard equipment to work better. Our breadth of experience ensures that we’ll have the industry knowledge and expertise to help our customers meet their needs.
Silicone Elastomers for Long-Term-Implants:
Momentive's ReliaSil™ UV product line combines the benefits of the ambient cure found in an RTV with the robust physical properties of a high-consistency silicone elastomer, redefining what is possible by offering new capability to proven technologies that will enable the next generation of long-term implants.
ReliaSil UV silicone elastomers utilize a unique UV catalyst system that enables command-cure flexibility, providing increased cure speeds at ambient temperatures, without sacrificing the physical properties that give silicone elastomers the performance advantage over RTVs and other room-temperature cure materials.
The result is a new world of medical device design: from creating new devices with active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to encapsulating electronics with batterie and sensitive electronic components for the next generation of implantable devices. Download ReliaSil brochure here.
Our silicone offerings for healthcare applications include:
- Liquid silicone rubbers (LSRs) that offer high tear strength, a broad range of durometers, and easy processability in high-speed injection molding equipment
- Silicone rubber compounds that have excellent transparency while remaining flexible, coupled with high thermal and chemical stability
- Customized silicone formulations including antimicrobial elastomers and radio-opaque materials that enable x-ray detection
- Specialty silicone elastomers, including ultra-clear liquid silicone rubbers with glass like transparency, UV curable silicone elastomers that can eliminate the need for high temperature processing, and self-lubricating LSRs.
