Medical Material Solutions - Composite Sealing Systems Division | Parker US
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As the Engineered Materials Group name conveys, Parker is an innovation leader in material science development and process solutions.

For healthcare and life science applications, we offer biomedical and pharmaceutical OEMs a wide range of  medical grade materials that meet USP Class VI requirements for biocompatibility.

Broad Range of Materials

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.

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Silicone Processing Options for Life Science Applications

Discover what about silicone chemistry, product design, and processing options influence its selection and use in meeting functional requirements and economics for medical devices.

 

 

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Why Silicone?

How Do the 8Ms of Product Design & Manufacture Influence the Use of 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.

 

 

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Materials Selection

In the ideal scenario, the life science OEM customers' product design engineers collaborate early on during the product development phase with our manufacturing engineers who work closely with Parker material science and processing experts. This ensures that material selection is in sync with: 

  • Cleanliness and biocompatibility requirements
  • Mechanical properties necessary to meet functional requirements
  • Compliance with regulatory standards which ensure safety, efficacy, and quality
  • Minimization of risk which may arise from development oversight
  • Assurance of optimal manufacturability

 

Advantages to Concurrent Engineering

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.

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Why Partner With Us?

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.