The development and use of wearable devices is increasing rapidly in various area such as healthcare, wellness, sports and fitness. Each device and its intended application poses unique challenges for skin attachment. Understanding these unique challenges is critical to designing and developing a skin friendly adhesive solution. Some factors which need to be considered include device design and application needs, such as wear time, wear location, sterilisation and biocompatability. Devices vary in shape, height and weight and they can often be composed of materials which inherently have a low surface energy which can prove difficult to bond to. Application requirements can vary greatly from requiring a gentle removal from delicate or compromised skin to bonding a weighted device for an extended wear period. Selecting the correct platform technology and tailoring it to meet requirements is key to delivering the required performance parameters. These can be addressed by encompassing an adhesive and substrate combination which deliver the correct performance parameters. These parameters include bond strength, MVTR, shear strength, biocompatability and sterilisation requirements. Adhesives Research has over 20 years of experience in developing skin friendly adhesives for wearable devices. Join our Senior Product Development Chemist Fiona O’Brien for a webinar on “Adhesives for wearable devices and unique challenges of skin attachment” on May 6th 2.00-2.40pm
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