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Article: Momentive to Unveil Breakthrough StatSil* Antimicrobial Silicone Elastomer Technology at MD&M East 2008.
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- May 29, 2008
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Silver-Based Elastomer Technology Can Inhibit Microbial Growth In or On the Human Body; Provides Medical Device Manufacturers With Greater Design Flexibility
WILTON, Conn. -- At MD&M East, the world's largest event for medical device manufacturing, Momentive Performance Materials will introduce StatSil* elastomer, developed using a new, patent pending technology that provides built-in antimicrobial protection in silicone-based elastomers. Responding to the medical industry's heightened concern over bacterial contamination on critical device surfaces, StatSil elastomer may allow product designers to incorporate into the medical device itself anti-microbial ...