{"id":235,"date":"2009-12-09T22:21:22","date_gmt":"2009-12-09T22:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silicone.me.uk\/?p=235"},"modified":"2015-05-23T00:15:24","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T23:15:24","slug":"tacky-gels-for-healthcare-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicone.me.uk\/?p=235","title":{"rendered":"Tacky Gels for Healthcare Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_244\" style=\"width: 105px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a title=\"Tacky Gels for Healthcare Applications\" href=\"http:\/\/www.silicone-polymers.co.uk\/pdf2009\/Tacky%20Gels%20for%20Healthcare%20Applications.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-244\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-244\" title=\"tacky-gels-for-healthcare-applications-21\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silicone.me.uk\/wp-content\/images\/2009\/12\/tacky-gels-for-healthcare-applications-21.jpg\" alt=\"Tacky Gels for Healthcare Applications\" width=\"95\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tacky Gels for Healthcare Applications<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Silicone tacky gels are ideal for processing into sheets or pads for various topical applications requiring a temporary adhesive. Some key examples include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wound care<\/li>\n<li>Scar management therapies<\/li>\n<li>Transdermal therapeutic systems<\/li>\n<li>Face masks<\/li>\n<li>Ostomy and incontinence care products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Silicone gels have a history of biocompatibility, are non-allergenic, and offer superior breathability. In addition, dimethyl silicone tacky gels provide the best moisture permeability on the market, demonstrating Water Vapor Transmission Rates (WVTR) values of up to 68 gm\/m2\/day.<\/p>\n<p>The advantages of using a silicone gel system are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Solvent-free<\/li>\n<li>Modifiable tack<\/li>\n<li>Varying viscosities<\/li>\n<li>Adjustable cure profiles<\/li>\n<li>Cohesive Strength<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Tacky Gels for Healthcare Applications\" href=\"http:\/\/www.silicone-polymers.co.uk\/pdf2009\/Tacky%20Gels%20for%20Healthcare%20Applications.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download the full artical as a Acrobat PDF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silicone tacky gels are ideal for processing into sheets or pads for various topical applications requiring a temporary adhesive. Some key examples include: Wound care Scar management therapies Transdermal therapeutic systems Face masks Ostomy and incontinence care products Silicone gels &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silicone.me.uk\/?p=235\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silicone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silicone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silicone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=235"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":755,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235\/revisions\/755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.silicone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.silicone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}