The IUV101 Medical Kit includes three different adhesives, suitable for a wide range of medical device bonding applications, alongside a handheld LED UV spot curing lamp.
The kit enables manufacturers to investigate and test UV curing materials and technology before investing in a large-scale production process.
The IUV101 Medical Kit contains everything a manufacturer needs to start working with UV curing technology for medical device bonding, including three widely used adhesives in 10 ml syringes, alongside the IUV101 handheld LED UV curing spot lamp.
This device has a powerful 2,000mW/cm2 light intensity, which users can focus on
the exact spot where curing is required.
The kit also contains wipes, dispensing needles, PPE, and some helpful guides to best practice when using a process.
With everything needed to get going included, the kit is an inexpensive way for manufacturers that have not yet tried UV light-curing adhesives to get started.
The first material, Dymax 215-CTH-SV01-UR-SC is commonly used for plastic bonding, such as in catheter assembly. It includes Encompass technology, meaning the material is red fluorescing, and also turns from blue to colourless upon cure, which helps make inspection processes easier.
The material bonds well
to medical plastics, including ABS, PA, PC, PCTG, PEBA, PEI, PET, PETG, PI, PMMA, PS, PSU, PU, PVC, SAN, TPU, and AL.
The second material, Dymax 1405-M-T-UR-SC, is suitable for metal-to-glass bonding, as well as metal-to-plastic assembly, and is commonly used in needle bonding. Also formulated with Encompass technology, the material can be cured at both long-wave UV and 405nm visible light. It bonds to a range of medical plastics, including ABS, PC, PCTG, PEI, PETG, PMMA, PS, PSU, PU, PVC, SAN, TPU, and SS.
The third material, Dymax 1181-M is frequently used as a medical device adhesive
and coating, such as during the assembly of medical electronics. The material bonds to PC, CAP, PVC, PS, PETG, and ABS.
“UV curable adhesives are growing in popularity due to their process and productivity benefits,” said Ben Swanson, Chief Commercial Officer at Intertronics.
“These materials cure in seconds ‘on demand’ on exposure to the correct wavelength of UV light, speeding up the process compared with other adhesive chemistries.
“In addition, UV-curing adhesives require no special application equipment, are a single part, and are available in a range of viscosities.
“Furthermore, they lend themselves well to an automated
process, as dispensing and cure are readily controlled and repeatable.
“However, medical device manufacturers first need to establish that the process will be reliable, repeatable, and validatable before reaping the benefits of this adhesive technology,” continued Swanson.
“To help, we specially selected the three adhesives for the kit to be suitable candidates for about 80 percent to 90 percent of potential applications. Using these test materials, manufacturers can do their process development and establish whether a UV curing material might work for them.”
For more information or to order a starter kit, visit the website. If you have any questions about LED UV curing adhesives or equipment for medical device assembly, call 01865 842 842.