Medical
High performance coating solutions for demanding
environments.
The typical uses for Impreglon UK's coatings
within the medical and healthcare industry centre around wound management, drug
manufacturing, testing equipment and support equipment.
Wound management
coating requirements are usually non-stick for the adhesive layer on the
non-woven or woven body of the dressing. Thus if the dressing is being run over
a roll with the adhesive side facing the roll, then the objective is to prevent
the adhesive from sticking to the roll. Impreglon UK can achieve that objective.
The roll can be an idler roll, a drive roll or even a die cutting
roll.
Other areas within wound management include the handling and
processing of the raw materials. Adhesive needs to be transferred or moulded and
Impreglon UK coatings can be used to improve such transfer or moulding
operations.
Colostomy bags use coatings on the heat seal tools so that
the plastic components can be welded together. Impreglon UK has a wide range of
heat seal coatings and expertise in handling these critical tools. Our coatings
can also be found on calendaring rolls that meter out the adhesive used to stick
the bag to the patient's skin.
Drug manufacturers use coatings where
contact between the drug and the component handling the drug is not wanted, or
where there is a need to improve the flow of the drug.
Testing and
support equipment come in many guises with varied coating requirements. For
example, there may be a need to reduce surface tension, or reduce conductivity,
or allow easy release from moulds. Coatings are available for application onto
anodised aluminium, glass, stainless steel and exotic metals.
Our range
of FDA approved coatings for use in the medical and healthcare industry is
extensive and unrivalled.
See also Pharmaceutical
