PRONAT Medical
- Medical Materials
Material Selection the Available Options
Material selection, when selecting the most appropriate adhesive tape or interface material, careful consideration must be given to ensure the correct product is specified. We show here some of the parameters that need to be identified.
Medical Grade Adhesive Tapes
Pronat offers a wide range of single and double sided medical adhesive tapes. They are sourced from some of the world’s leading manufacturers, such as Solventum Corporation (3M), Avery Denisson’s Vancive Medical Division, Adhesives Research and SCAPA. All of Pronat’s medical materials are biocompatible and suitable for direct skin contact. The selection of a suitable tape will depend on your requirement of tape thickness, material combination, sterilization method, durability, conformability and other specific needs of your application. We therefore offer an extensive range of options, in order to provide the most suitable product for your application.
Medical Grade Foams
Pronat offers a range of medical grade foam and silicone rubber materials. We supply sealing materials for applications in medical devices and biocompatible materials for use in direct skin contact. Roger’s PORON Medical® cellular urethanes – These find a wide use in orthopedic and prosthetic devices, including padding and biomechanical supports.
Medical Grade Textiles
We stock a range of biocompatible and FDA approved textiles. Those special textiles include non-woven, woven or knitted polyester fabrics, PTFE felt and mesh materials. These are used in a variety of applications, such as orthopedics, cardiovascular and general surgery, for one time or repeated uses. Custom-made textile parts are produced using various techniques, such as high frequency and ultrasonic welding, sewing or adhesive bonding.
Hydrogels
Hydrogel adhesives are gentle conductive water based pressure sensitive material which provides a very good initial adhesion to skin. A high level of water content in hydrogel ensures excellent electrical conductivity. Pronat offers a range of Axelgaard & 3M hydrogels for ECG and other sensing applications. Hydrogels are also suitable for skin fixation where repeated applications to the skin are required.
Hydrocolloids
Hydrocolloid adhesives are complex polymeric structures that provide skin adhesion and moisture absorbency whilst being both conformable and breathable, making them ideal for device fixation, ostomy and wound care applications. Pronat offers Hydrocolloid materials manufactured by Avery Dennison’s Vancive medical division which provide a wide range of adhesion and fluid handling capabilities. These materials are highly suited for skin fixation applications where the material must be left on the skin for long periods of time.
Fastenable Materials
Scotchmate® and Velcro® fasteners are widely used where re-closeable fastening solutions are needed. The male-female parts easily bond together. These re-closeable fasteners are available with various sizes of hooks and loops, suitable for different degrees of tensile strength and come in different colours. We offer Scotchmate®, Velcro® and Dual-Lock™ fasteners for a wide variety of operating temperatures and degrees of humidity, with or without adhesive backings. Pronat’s re-fastenable solutions replace mechanical fasteners in many applications.
Hydrophilic film
Hydrophilic films allow for fluid transport along the test strip in the desired direction. It provides a consistent thickness and flow of the test sample.
Microporous membranes & filter materials
Where there is a need for filtration, purification, separation of substances, such as blood, chemicals or air, Pronat offers the ideal solution, fabricated to your design requirements
Optical Display Films
Pronat’s display enhancement films and diffusers improve the visual appearance of medical device monitors and displays. They offer a variety of solutions for improved readability, increased brightness, excellent contrast and color uniformity, glare reduction, privacy, and portability all maximizing user readability.
Wound Care Dressings
The human skin is the most important barrier to infection. In order to ensure maximum wound care and the prevention of I.V. site device related infections, Pronat offers custom-made wound care dressings and transdermal delivery products. We use materials solely produced by the world’s leading manufacturers to meet our customers specific requirements.
Frequently used wound care dressing materials are:
- Foam tapes
- Incise tapes
- Single and double sided adhesive polyethylene tapes
- Non-woven adhesive tapes
USP VI Silicones-FDA approved
Platinum Cure Silicone Elastomers
SP-2390 is a series of high-purity, platinum-catalyzed, translucent silicone elastomers that are FDA CFR 177.2600, USP Class VI*, and RoHS compliant.
