Medical Device Assembly
Typical applications in medical engineering are bonding and sealing of two-piece transparent polycarbonate or acrylic housings. These are for example the housings of dialysis filters and blood oxygenators, or bonding of blood bag plastics components.
Valves of various sizes can also be simply and quickly bonded with Panacol adhesives. The recommended adhesives are certified to meet biocompability standards and are available in various viscosities. This allows rapid filling and bonding of joints with different gap dimensions to create transparent joints between plastics components.
A range of UV adhesives with very good adhesion to a wide variety of plastics are available for adhesive selection. If the components to be bonded are not transparent or not permeable to UV rays, moisture or heat-curing adhesives should be used as an alternative.
The two parts of a plastic dialysis filter are being bonded with fluorescent adhesive
The table below lists a selection of biocompatible adhesives from Panacol for bonding synthetics such as PVC, polycarbonate, ABS and SAN. Further products and custom solutions are available on request.
To download the technical datasheets (TDS) please click on the adhesive name.
| Medical grade adhesive | Viscosity [mPas] | Base | Curing* | Properties | Substrates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitralit® 4731 | 900-1,500 (LVT, 25°C, Sp. 3/30 rpm) | acrylate |
UV VIS |
Dry surface after curing, biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI and ISO 10993-5 standards |
Bonding PC /Makrolon, hard-PVC, PET, ABS, SAN, PMMA (Plexiglas®, acrylic glass) Bonding glass, steel, stainless steel, aluminium, brass |
| Vitralit® 5140 | 250-500 | acrylate |
UV VIS |
Flexible, well suited for bonding plastics with low UV translucence and permeable to visible light, biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI standards |
Bonding ABS, PMMA (Plexiglas®, acrylic glass), hard-PVC, PET, SAN, PC Joining glass and plastics Joining metals to plastics Joining plastics with various substrates |
| Vitralit® 7041 | 50-90 (LVT 25°C, Sp. 2/60 rpm) | acrylate |
UV VIS |
Excellent adhesion to glass, plastics and metals; biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI standards |
Bonding PMMA, PC, hard-PVC, PET-A, PET-G, PUR, PS, ABS, Glass, steel, stainless steel |
| Vitralit® 7041 F | 50-90 | acrylate |
UV VIS |
Fluorescing, excellent adhesion to glass, plastics and metals; biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI and ISO 10993/-4/-5 standards |
Bonding PMMA, PC, hard-PVC, PET-A, PET-G, PUR, PS, ABS, glass, stainless steel, steel |
| Vitralit® 7041 T | 1,500-2,300 | acrylate |
UV VIS |
High viscosity/stable, excellent adhesion to glass, plastics and metals; biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI and ISO 10993/-4/-5 standards |
Bonding PMMA, PC, hard-PVC, PET-G, PUR, PS, ABS, Glass, steel, stainless steel, PET-A |
| Vitralit® 7090 VHS | 40-100 | acrylate |
UV VIS |
Dry surface, very high adhesion to plastics, biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI standards |
Bonding PC (Makrolon), hard-PVC, ABS, SAN |
| Vitralit® 7311 FO | 40-70 (Newtonian liquid, Rheometer, 25 °C) | acrylate |
UV VIS |
Fluorescing orange Capillary flowing Resistant to moisture and alcohol Biocompatible, certified according to USP Class VI and ISO 10993-5/10 Resistant to sterilization |
Very good adhesion to PC, PVC, PMMA, ABS, glass, metal and aluminium |
| Vitralit® 7311 FO T | 1,000-3,000 (Rheometer, 25 °C, 10s^-1) | acrylate |
UV VIS |
Fluorescing orange High resistance to alcohols and moisture non-yellowing very high adhesion to plastics, glass and metals suitable for bonding large areas certified according to USP Class VI |
Bonding PC (polycarbonate), PVC, PMMA, ABS, glass and metals |
| Vitralit® 7989 | 3,000-5,000 | acrylate | UV |
Excellent adhesion to plastics, especially to PC and PMMA; biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI standards |
Bonding hard-PVC, ABS, SAN, PUR, PC |
| Vitralit® UV 4050 | 140-500 (LVT, 25°C, Sp. 2/30 rpm) | acrylate |
UV VIS |
Certified to ISO 10993-5 and USP Class VI standards modified acrylate impact resistant very fast curing very high adhesion to plastics |
Bonding hard-PVC, PUR, PS, ABS, SAN, Glass, steel, stainless steel, PC (polycarbonate) |
| Cyanolit® 203 TX | shear thinning | cyanoacrylate |
moisture, room temperature |
Biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI standards | Ideal for bonding PA, PC, ABS, PVC, EPDM |
| Cyanolit® 241 F | 30-50 | cyanoacrylate |
moisture, room temperature |
Capillary flow, biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI standards |
Ideal for bonding PVC, ABS, PA, PC, PMMA, aluminium, steel, copper |
| Cyanolit® 732 F | 230-350 (LVT, 25 °C, Sp. 2/60 rpm) | cyanoacrylate |
moisture, room temperature |
Film forming, suitable for bonding porous materials, biocompatible: certified to USP Class VI standards |
Ideal for bonding PVC, PMMA, ABS, PA, PC, EPDM, stainless steel |
| Structalit® 5893 | 6,000-10,000 (Rheometer, 25°C, 10s^-1) | epoxy | thermal |
Black color excellent flow properties filling material for frame&fill applications high resistance to heat and chemicals certified to ISO 10993-5 standards |
plastic bonding |
*UV = 320 - 390 nm VIS = 405 nm