UV Adhesive Designed for MedTech Applications and Plastic Bonding

Bidford upon Avon, Warwickshire, February 25, 2016 (Newswire.com) - One exciting product from this new range is the Vitralit® UV 4050 MV, a medium viscosity UV adhesive best suited for bonding plastics, especially for medtech applications and medical device assembly.

When cured it shows a very good flexibility and an excellent stability. This transparent adhesive has a very low shrinkage of only 2%.

The newly developed adhesive provides excellent adhesion to most plastics like PVC, ABS, SAN and PC, as well as to stainless steel and glass. If at least one assembly material is transparent, Vitralit® UV 4050 MV will cure very quickly to UV Adhesive for Medical Plasticsproduce a strong and reliable bond. UV blocked materials like polycarbonate can be cured thanks to the adhesive’s ability to cure with visible light (>400nm).

Vitralit® UV 4050 MV cures in seconds with UV-A and visible light. Both gas discharge lamps and LEDs are suitable to use for curing. Excellent curing results were achieved with LED lights with a wavelength of 405 nm. Vitralit® UV 4050 MV is currently being tested according to USP Class VI and DIN ISO 10993-4/-5 standards for use in medical applications.

For more information on these exciting new product please contact Techsil directly via technical@techsil.co.uk or by phoning 01789 773232.