Hotmelts - Medical

Adhesive Bonding Technology

For skin contact and more. Hot melt adhesives as components of medical products, especially those for direct skin contact, have been a core product for artimelt since 2009.

As a manufacturer of hot melts for the medical sector, artimelt produces adhesives for both direct skin contact, such as wound plasters and dressings, and indirect skin contact, such as surgical and drape cloths, composit films or electrodes. The products meet the requirements of ISO 13485 and ISO 10993 for biocompatibility and cytotoxicity. They are free of latex, phthalates and solvents and can be processed on conventional coating equipment.

Developed to meet specific customer requirements, our hot melt adhesives offer additional functions to their primary purpose, such as stimulating the healing process, supporting an antimicrobial barrier or acting as a stabiliser, depending on the application. They are used in various applications such as elastic bandages, wound dressings, medical tapes, wearables, surgical drapes, electrodes and medical device packaging closures, etc.

artimelt also has the technology to offer sterilisable hot melts for gamma, x-ray and ethylene oxide sterilisation.

We offer a versatile range of customisable hot melt properties for medical applications.

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artimelt AG
Adhesive Bonding Technology

Since entering the market in 1981, artimelt has established, continuously expanded, and consolidated its position as one of the leading hot melt specialist.

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Features

Adhesive and sealant systems
Adhesive
1-part systems
pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA)
hotmelts EVA, PA, PO, acrylate
hotmelts EP
hotmelts POR
hotmelts PUR
1-part contact adhesive
Components
1-part systems
Biological Substrates
skin contact
Size of application area
mm²-/mm³range - precision parts
cm²-/cm³ range - component
Curing mechanisms
melting process
UV-/ light curing
Odor
odorless
biocompatibility
ISO 10993
medicine and pharmacy
pharmaceutical directive 2011/62/EU
medical applications
several bondings - medical applications
medical applications / direct skin contact
adhesive bandages
wound plasters
dressing material
medical adhesive tape
medical applications / indirect skin contact
surgical cloths
drape cloths
composite films
electrodes

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