Silicone Coating, Top Coat Applications, Liquid Silicone Elastomer Solutions

NEW SILICONE PRODUCT SHARPLY REDUCES COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION AND DUST COLLECTION FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND CLEANLINESS

CONCLUSION: Historically, several methods have been utilized to reduce the COF of elastomers, including vapor deposition coatings and lubricating fluids. Both have drawbacks: vapor deposition requires the use of high-vacuum systems, which can be time-consuming and expensive, and lubricating fluids are typically unsuitable for use in healthcare applications. In contrast, GE's new LSR Top Coat can be easily applied using a number of different methods including dipping, spraying, brushing, and, prior to curing, in an air-circulating oven. A wide cure profile window (10 to 30 minutes at 100 C to 180 C) offers flexibility.

Another advantage of LSR Top Coat is that multiple applications are not required; in fact, the best COF values were obtained from a single spray coating. This factor makes LSR Top Coat an economical choice.

The new coating opens opportunities to use GE's LIM® and LSR elastomers in additional molded and tubing/extrusion applications. These include:

Foley, urethral, and incontinence catheters;
IV and infusion therapy needles and check valves;
Dental impression molds;
Fluid transfer devices;
Peristaltic pump tubing; and
Healthcare equipment grips and handles.

LSR Top Coat also enables elastomers to perform better in current applications. Further, the top coat can be applied to molded parts for consumer goods and automotive applications, including connectors.

"The recent opening of our new custom formulation facility in Garrett, Ind., underscores the commitment of GE Advanced Materials to provide liquid silicone elastomer solutions for the healthcare industry, as well as in consumer goods and automotive," said Sharon Shatto, industry manager, Healthcare & Consumer Goods, GE Advanced Materials. "Now we are delivering on that commitment with innovative products like LSR Top Coat to address the needs of the healthcare sector for specialized materials that enable ever-smaller devices at higher production rates - without compromising quality."

GE Advanced Materials (GEAM) is a newly organized GE business, officially formed on Jan. 1, 2004 and consisting of GE's three former materials businesses: GE Plastics, GE Silicones, and GE Quartz. GE Advanced Materials is a world leader in providing materials solutions through engineering thermoplastics, silicon-based products and technology platforms, and fused quartz and ceramics.
(www.ge.com)

As reported by Jobwerx News - Released by Marketing Solutions nv - BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands - Brigitta de Vries (bdevries@marketingsolutions.be, +31 164 317 038) for GEAM

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