HydrophilicCoating Trends: Coatings, Coaters and Curing
Coatings, Curing, Coaters
Discover the science behind applying and curing hydrophilic coatings to medical devices. Listen to our distinguished panel of experts, as they address the topics of Coating Solutions, Application Equipment, and UV Curing advancements.
Hydrophilic Coating Solutions
LVDBiotech’s hydrophilic coating solution provides a reduction of friction, improves pushability, trackability, and crossability. The coating is biocompatible, non-cytotoxic and does not induce thrombogenicity. It is designed to enhance the use of the medical device by the specialist, and brings advanced navigation, taking the physical and mechanical properties of the device to the maximum.
Listen to this presentation to learn:
- Which coating solution is right for you?
- How to achieve a uniform application
- Learn about plasma treatment and how the process works.
Revolutionary 3D Curing:
Take a listen to this in-depth discussion that will transform the way you approach your catheter curing processes.
TopicsDiscussed
- Equal Exposure for Enhanced Results: All surfaces are exposed to precisely the same amount of UV light, eliminating inconsistencies.
- StreamlinedProcess: No rotation or lamp motion required. .
- ContinuousMonitoring for Precision: How an innovative technology continuously monitors UV irradiation during the exposure process, ensuring unmatched accuracy and quality control.
- How to achieve repeatable exposure part-to part and batch-to-batch.
What is the uniformity in the chamber, and how do you verify it?
Typically+/-5%. We verify it using spectrometer measurements at various points on the chamber wall as well as by hanging small radiometers from the catheters themselves at various points with various fields of view.
How is uniformity effected by number of catheters?
ForPTA-type catheters, there is no effect because these parts are small diameter and generally have large spacing between. For urinary catheters, the diameter is much larger and spacing is much closer. So, we do see a degradation in uniformity up to +/- 10%.
How does the catheter penetrate the chamber during cure? Will it touch my catheters?
We have small slots in the chamber top to allow the hanging catheters to enter the chamber without touching the chamber itself.
Dip Coating Equipment
Discover the technology incorporated into the latest catheter dip coating equipment and how a decade of iterative engineering results in the optimal solution for your hydrophilic and ultraviolet-curing processes.
During this webinar you’ll learn about:
- Production Scale Coating
- 360 UV Curing
- Hydrophilic Coating Fluid Management
- Building Process Recipes
Can you coat products for longer than 500mm?
The2269 is the off the shelf machine for 400mm, with the new concept its 500mm asa standard. But we have built machines with coating lengths up to 1000mm. Coating and Product length can be fitted to the customer needs.
Is there an extraction needed?
With the solutions so far it was not necessary but there’s the option to connect the machine to one.
What is a typical process time or what is the reduction of a average process with vela in percentage?
You can expect a 25 – 50% reduction in cure time.