Medical-device adhesives can sometimes seal and bond better than welding or mechanical assembly. Other advantages: they join dissimilar substrates, distribute stresses evenly, fill large gaps, and provide a neat appearance. The Loctite Medical Device Adhesive line provides a range of products from flexible silicones and urethanes with moderate bond strength to high modulus and high bond strength acrylics, cyanoacrylates, and epoxies. All medical adhesives are tested to ISO 10993 biocompatibility standards, including testing for intracutaneous injection, systemic injection, and muscle implantation.

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