In addition to medical grade silicones sourced from DuPont, Momentive, NuSil, Shin-Etsu, and Wacker, our portfolio includes antimicrobials, liquid silicone rubber (LSR), high consistency silicone rubber (HCR), thermoplastics, commercially available elastomers, USP <381> compliant Polyisoprenes, custom formulations and proprietary Parker materials.
ABS, Acrylic, EVA, Nylon, Polycarbonate, PE, PPE, PPSU, PEEK, PVC, TPE, TPU
Medical grade Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) and Heat Cured Silicone Rubber (HCR)
USP <381> Type 1 compliant Polyisoprenes for drug delivery elastomer closures
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Discover what about silicone chemistry, product design, and processing options influence its selection and use in meeting functional requirements and economics for medical devices.
Why Silicone?
Silicone is a very desired material in the life sciences, as well as other industries. Learn about the chemical make-up and mechanical characteristics that contribute to its suitability and use.
When approached in a holistic fashion, as is occasionally necessary, we have the technical and practical expertise to tune medical silicone and elastomer formulations so as to align design, function, processability, scale, and economics.
Learn about additional benefits for early engagement in new product development including minimization of prototype iterations which reduces lead time.
Parker’s antimicrobial/polymer combinations retain much, if not all, of their mechanical properties when compared to non-antimicrobial materials, and they have demonstrated both biocompatibility and 4+ log antimicrobial efficacy.
To help reduce the spread of hospital-acquired infections, medical device manufacturers can engineer antimicrobial properties directly into their devices.
Parker's synthetic polyisoprene compounds meet or exceed USP <381> requirements for elastomeric closures. They demonstrate exceptional self-sealing capabilities, even with needles as large as 16-gauge. Closures have survived 20 pierce/vacuum test cycles with no trace of leaks.
Requiring minimal force for piercing, these formulations improve both septum performance and user safety.
As our Engineered Materials Group name conveys, Parker is a leader in material science innovation. We combine our extensive expertise in material science with decades of manufacturing and processing knowledge to offer a broad range of materials and and process technologies to healthcare and medical device OEMs.
Working concurrently with your design engineering teams, we can help with material selection and manufacturing processes that meet functional performance, scale, and profitability requirements.