THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY HAS MANY DIFFERENT USES FOR ADHESIVES. APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOR PACKAGING, TAPES AND WOUND CARE PRODUCTS, AND MEDICAL DEVICE AND IMPLANT JOINTURES. NEW RESTRICTIONS ON HUMAN EXPOSURE TO SOLVENTS IS GIVING IMPETUS FOR FORMULATORS TO DEVELOP 100% SOLIDS AND AQUEOUS BASED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS. WATER BASED SYSTEMS ALSO CONTAIN INGREDIENTS THAT WILL NECESSITATE EXTENSIVE TESTING OF THE FORMULATIONS FOR SAFETY AND EFFICACY. ANOTHER SAFETY CONCERN IS THE INCIDENCE OF ALLERGIC REACTIONS FROM PROTEINS IN NATURAL RUBBER LATEX BASED ADHESIVES THAT ARE USED IN CONSTRUCTIONS FOR WOUND CARE. SYNTHETIC ELASTOMERS ARE INCREASINGLY BEING USED AS REPLACEMENTS.
| Number of Pages : | 9 |
| Published : | 06/01/1993 |
