Bayer MaterialScience Unveils New Adhesive Product in the United States

Bayer MaterialScience LLC has released a polyurethane-based adhesive based on its BaymedixA raw material in the United States.
 
Targeted for skin adherence in wound care and biosensor applications, the company touts the new product as a “skin-friendly” adhesive that offers adjustable adhesive strengths, hydroselectivity and gentle removal that is comparable to silicone adhesives. Additionally, BaymedixA raw material offers high breathability and is compatible with common sterilization technologies, according to the Leverkusen, Germany-based comany.
 
“This proven material has been used by leading international wound dressing brands for more than 15 years,” said Bentley Mah, Baymedix sales representative. “We’re pleased to extend its availability to the U.S. market.”

Bayer’s range of materials for the wound care market includes polyurethane raw materials for wound dressings and thermoplastic films engineered for protective coverings.
 
Bayer recently unveiled an aliphatic polyurethane foam based on Baymedix FP reactive foam technology. This raw material enables the production of “very smooth and conformable foams that are non-yellowing. They maintain their white color over time. With high absorption rates and great fluid retention capability, these foams fit the moisture management requirements of advanced wound dressings very well,” according to company officials.
 
“Today’s wound care treatment focuses on the patient’s well-being, with particular attention on accelerating healing and added protection from infection, which can be enhanced with highly breathable thermoplastic polyurethane films that act as a second skin during the healing process,” explained Chris Cooper, business development manager, Functional Films NAFTA, Bayer MaterialScience LLC. “Bayer Films, a specialty films business of Bayer MaterialScience, offers Dureflex and Platilon films that help meet these needs.”

The films, made from thermoplastic polyurethane, are made for use as soft, thin-film protective coverings that control water vapor transmission and are highly flexible, with a matte surface. This ensures comfortable wear and unobtrusive wound coverage.

Bayer MaterialScience business with approximately 14,500 employees at 30 production sites around the world and 2012 sales of 11.5 billion euros. The company manufactures high-tech polymer materials and develops solutions for products used in many areas of daily life. The main segments served are the automotive, electrical and electronics, construction, medical, and sports and leisure