Originally Published EMDM
November 2003
Materials Showcase
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Silicone Compounds Catalogue
A manufacturer of silicone compounds offers an easy-to-navigate product selection tool. The CD-ROM contains the company’s complete standard product listings by application followed by product type. Each listing contains a link to a product profile for more in-depth information on applications, properties, and packaging configurations.
NuSil Technology
Hydrophilic Materials
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Hydrophilic flow coatings, pressure-sensitive adhesives, and heat-sealable adhesive tapes are suitable for use in diagnostic devices such as blood coagulation monitoring, blood glucose, and point-of-care tests, as well as biotechnology applications and environmental test kits. Hydrophilics used as spacer tapes or for lidding applications offer key performance benefits in controlling the surface tension of biological fluids.
Adhesives Research Inc.
Acrylic Adhesive
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An acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive is the industry standard for diagnostic test strips and lateral-flow devices. GL-187 can be laid down on white vinyl PVC, white polystyrene, and white and clear polyester.
G&L Precision Die Cutting Inc.
Advanced Ceramics
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Custom-made precision parts for high-tech applications are made of high-purity alumina and TZP Zirconia. The company guarantees the quality of the parts at all stages of the manufacturing process. The ceramics are inert, resistant to aggressive solvents, and biocompatible.
Maret S.A.
Clear Adhesive
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An optically clear, UV-curable flexible adhesive meets USP Class VI requirements. UV15X-6 is a single-component urethane formulation that is 100% reactive and does not contain any volatiles. The cured material exhibits high physical strength, excellent elongation properties, and high abrasive resistance.
Master Bond Inc.
Steels and Metals
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The products available from a supplier of steels and nonferrous metal alloys are featured in a 10-page extended-gatefold brochure. One side of the opened brochure is a table of the mild steels, stainless steels, and spring steels offered. Other charts specify cut-length tolerances, comparative strength and hardness, and weights in kilograms per meter for numerous lengths of round steel.
L. Klein
Ceramics
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Small, precise, and complex parts are made of ceramics. The company uses ceramic injection moulding (CIM), a combination of particulate materials, injection moulding, and sintering sciences. Complex shapes are achievable in ultrahard materials that are difficult, costly, or impossible to form through traditional processes. CIM enables the combination of multiple components that previously required assembly.
SPT Roth
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