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HEALTHCARE I MEDICAL ADHESIVES

MEDICAL SILICONE ADHESIVES

HEALTH. CARE. WACKER.
We care. And that’s why we keep
­researching and developing medi-
cal s­ olutions that improve quality of
life. In applications such as medical
devices, orthotics, prosthetics and
medical ­silicone adhesives, you will
2
feel the dif­ference with our innovative
silicones. ­Our experienced WACKER
team knows how to find the right solu-
tion for the challenge of your specific
product.

More information
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SILPURAN MEDICAL SKIN ADHESIVES –®

GENTLE PROTECTION THAT STAYS IN PL ACE

WACKER silicones satisfy the highest­medical standards and offer unique processing advantages. Designed to
create an optimal healing environment, SILPURAN® adhesives are perfect for the treatment of wounds and scars.
And because they are available in various adhesive strengths, they are suitable for any application requiring a
secure fixation and an easy removal. Because patient comfort comes first.

This brochure provides information regarding the use of medical skin adhesives for the following health care applications:

Advanced Wound Wound Care, (Trans)dermal Surgical Stoma Medical Wearable 3

Care Tapes and Scars Delivery Systems Care Devices

Megatrends: Increased Mobility, Consumerism and Smart Devices

Skin-sensitive adhesives for Higher adhesion and active ingredients Wound tracking and monitoring,
surgical and chronic wounds for improved outcome and quality of life consumer applications
OPTIMAL HEALING ENVIRONMENT AND LONGER
WEAR TIME FOR ADVANCED WOUND DRESSINGS
Advanced Wound Care
Modern wound dressings must meet
specific requirements, such as breath-
ability for an optimal healing environ-
ment, and protection from external
influences like bacteria and moisture.
The soft, flexible silicones in the
SILPURAN® product line are ideally
suited for use as skin adhesives,
­because their properties, especially
their permeability to water vapor and
gases, create an ideal environment for
healing.
Gentle Change of Wound Dressing
40% of patients who live with a chronic
wound described the pain of changing
the dressing as their greatest problem.*
Dressings that use silicone adhesives
from WACKER make bandage removal
a gentle process. Pain is therefore less
of a factor in changing dressings,
which reduces the stress to the patient
caused by the anticipation of pain.
As a result, SILPURAN® adhesives
help shorten the healing period and
reduce pain, noticeably improving
patient quality of life.
Gentleness for Everyone’s Skin
As consumer awareness grows, the
advantages of silicones are now in
demand in many OTC (over-the-counter) 4
applications that were previously the
preserve of strong adhesives such as Wound dressing with silicone adhesive layer
acrylates. These less sensitive systems
can cause allergies, often lead to skin Advanced Wound Dressings
irritations and maceration and are
usually very painful to remove, especially • Absorbent foam dressings
from the sensitive skin of children or to treat burns
elderly persons. All of these problems • Ulcer island dressings
can be avoided by using SILPURAN® • Post-operative dressings
adhesives, making them a perfect
• Wound contact layers for negative
choice for traditional adhesive plasters
pressure wound therapy (NPWT)
and tapes for day-to-day use.
* Meaume S et al., Ostomy Wound
Management, 2003
PERFECT ADHESION AND ATRAUMATIC
RELEASE FOR PATIENT AND CONSUMER USE
Patches for Scars and Wrinkles
The use of silicone sheets can improve
the appearance of hypertrophic and
keloid scars. Our SILPURAN® adhe-
sives provide good fixation to the scar
while making the products washable,
repositionable and thus reusable.
The same properties are beneficial
in cosmetic patches for wrinkle reduc-
tion, where the soft touch and feel
of the silicone guarantees a durable,
comfortable wear.
WACKER also offers a broad range
of silicones for scar gels and cream
formulations including dimethicones,
silicone resin elastomer gels, gum
blends and silicone waxes.
(Trans)dermal Delivery Systems
Active ingredients can be delivered trans-
dermally through topical systems and
patches with an adhesive silicone layer.
Comfortable Medical Fixation
The challenge of medical tapes is to
maintain the adhesion to the skin while
offering a high level of comfort for the 5
user.
Easy Repositioning
The gentle releasability of WACKER
­silicone adhesives reduces pain during
the removal and repositioning of ban-
dages or tapes, making it a smooth
process.
Technical Support
Always at the ready, our experienced
WACKER team knows how to find the
right solution for the challenge of your
specific application. Get in touch with
our experts now!
MEDICAL DEVICE FIX ATION –
HIGHER ADHESION, HIGHER MOBILIT Y
Technical developments in medicine Study on Pain Reduction
are advancing at a steady pace. Por- and Skin Integrity
table devices for monitoring patients A recent study* of skin adhesives has
or administering medications are shown the advantage of newly devel-
already making daily life easier for oped silicone-based fixation products
many people. compared to acrylic adhesive fixation:
stronger pain reduction and better
Reliable Fixation for maintenance of skin integrity. Overall,
Challenging Applications an average of more than 80% of the 6
SILPURAN® adhesives can be used in tapes with silicone adhered well, even
even the most challenging applica- after 7 days.
tions, such as stoma care, where
strong adhesion is essential to prevent
leakage of the device. In addition, the
gentle removal properties significantly
improve the user experience for the
ostomates.

More information
www.wacker.com/medical-adhesives

*B
 SN medical GmbH,
EWMA 2020 Virtual Conference
WEARABLES – STRONG FIX ATION,
YET SOFT ON SKIN
Secure Fixation, SILPURAN® – for wearable technology
Easy Repositioning
SILPURAN® silicone adhesives reliably
hold wearable technology and portable
medical devices in place. Thanks to
their excellent adhesive properties,
insulin pumps and other devices for
self-medication can be removed and
repositioned gently. 7

Possible Applications
The non-sensitizing adherence
of SILPURAN® silicone adhesives
improves comfort in a range of
possible applications, such as the
following:
• Electronic skin patches
• Patient monitoring
•S
 mart dressings for wound
tracking and monitoring More information
www.wacker.com/medical-adhesives
• Therapeutic devices
SILPURAN MEDICAL SKIN ADHESIVE ®

PRODUCT RANGE
SILPURAN® – Two-Component Medical Skin Adhesives

Adhesive Strength Product Name

Viscosity A* Viscosity B* Penetration Adhesive Strength** Tack Pot Life at 23 °C Benefits of SILPURAN®
[mPa s] [mPa s] [1/10 mm] [N/2.5 cm] [N]** [min]
Adhesives:
Low SILPURAN® 2130 1,100 1,000 220 1.8 55 74
•B
 iocompatibility (e.g. ISO 10993,
Medium SILPURAN® 2112 11,600 11,500 225 2.6 55 76 USP Class VI)
SILPURAN® 2100 34,000 35,500 205 2.7 54 73 • FDA Master Files (MAF)
SILPURAN® 2117 33,000 13,000 210 3.0 63 40 •A
 nti-allergenic, soft and comfort- 8
Strong SILPURAN® 2114 12,000 10,000 200 3.5 66 70 able on skin

SILPURAN® 2122 3,200 2,700 180 5.5 59 60

• Good breathability

Watch our video to see how a penetration measurement is done.

• Does not support microbial growth
•B
 iodurability, low surface tension,
thermal and chemical stability
SILPURAN® – One-Component Adhesive for Medical Components • Good media resistance
Application Product Name
Viscosity Final Hardness Tensile Strength Elongation at ­Break Tear Strength •S
 terilizable for single or multiple
[mPa s] Shore A (ISO 868) (ISO 37) [N/mm2] (ISO 37) [%] (ASTM D 624 B) [N/mm] use (ethylene oxide)
Substrate bonding SILPURAN® 4200 200,000 35 5.5 300 10
• Good UV and aging resistance

* For standard specifications and technical parameters, refer to the technical data sheet
• High transparency
** On stainless steel • Repositionable
All figures are intended as a guide and should not be used in preparing specifications.
Measurement conditions for penetration: hollow cone 62.5 g, 60 sec.
SILPURAN SKIN ADHESIVES COVER A WIDE
®
RANGE OF ADHESION AND TACK LEVELS
A Soft, Tacky Silicone Adhesive
The peel adhesion and initial tack force
qualities of SILPURAN® skin adhesives
make them useful in a broad range of
areas and suitable for a wide variety of
challenges that medical adhesives
have to meet. The latest developments
of products with high adhesion open
up further areas of application and
­allow for lower coating weights versus
standard materials.
Peel Adhesion and Initial Tack on Steel The atraumatic release properties of
SILPURAN® adhesives have been
demonstrated in skin tests – even for
high adhesive strengths. When the
­adhesive silicone gel is removed, the
8 70
Peel adhesion on stainless steel
Tack
65 ­upper layers of the skin remain intact (B),
7 60 whereas an acrylate adhesive of compa-
6
55 rable strength clearly pulls away the
50 9
­upper layer of cells (A).
5 45
40
4 35 See how gently SILPURAN® soft silicone
30 adhesives can be removed from the
3 25
20
skin.
2
15
1 10
5
0 0
SILPURAN® SILPURAN® SILPURAN® SILPURAN® SILPURAN® SILPURAN®
2130 2112 2100 2117 2114 2122
Peel adhesion on stainless steel [N/2.5 cm] Tack [N]
SILPURAN PROCESSING AND COATING PROCESS
®

The SILPURAN® 21xx grades are
room-temperature curing silicone gels
(RTV-2). These two-component (A+B),
platinum curing silicone compositions
cure to a transparent, soft, tacky
silicone adhesive without formation
of byproducts. The SILPURAN® adhe-
sives can be applied to various sub-
strates by doctor blade, slot die or
similar tools in a coating process with- the implementation of SILPURAN® and Processing in Detail
out the need for a primer. Curing can to make effective use of its versatility to Check our step-by-step graphic on
be accelerated by heat (120 °C [248 °F]). optimize the cost and performance of the industrial coating process with
your coating operations. our ­silicone adhesives.
Far More Than Just a Product
SILPURAN® also means consistent Watch the videos to see step-by-step
top-notch service geared toward lab demonstrations of the easy PU film
your success. Our expert teams are and transfer coating process with our
always available to support you with SILPURAN® silicone adhesive gels. 10

Processing Advantages of Fig. 1: Typical Curing Profile

SILPURAN® Adhesives of SILPURAN® Adhesives
• Efficient curing 4,0

• Economical processing 3,5

3,0
• Excellent bonding properties 2,5
Torque [dmNm]

• P
 rimerless adhesion to many 2,0

substrates 1,5
iso 70 °C

• Low coat weight possible

1,0 iso 100 °C
iso 120 °C
0,5 iso 130 °C

 • Stable from -50 °C to 200 °C 0,0

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

• Long shelf life Time [min]

SILPURAN HIGH PURIT Y
®

TO MEET THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS

WACKER’s SILPURAN® product line was developed
to meet the needs of the healthcare industry1.

SILPURAN® products contain defined ingredients

only and do not contain organic plasticizers.

SILPURAN® products provide biocompatibility

based on certified compliance according to
selected ISO 10993 and USP Class VI tests. 11

All products are produced according to the WACKER

CLEAN OPERATIONS standard to meet the quality
and cleanliness needs of healthcare applications.
Key features of WACKER CLEAN OPERATIONS
• Selected mixers, 50 µm filtration
• Air-controlled filling environment
• Trained, qualified employees
• Documentation and tracking
The WACKER CLEAN OPERATIONS standard
has been implemented at several WACKER
production sites.
More information
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