Custom Antimicrobial Solutions for Silicone Medical Devices
NuSil Technology and Ciba are collaborating to provide antimicrobial silicone solutions for the healthcare industry, offering built-in, broad spectrum protection against growth of microorganisms. Each system will be tailored to fit your device application needs.
Product Development for Customized Solutions
Committed to servicing the medical device industry, including long-term implant applications, we will work with you to develop the ideal solution for your antimicrobial needs. Our dedication to meet your specific material requirements, along with our combined expertise in silicone and antimicrobial solutions, will help shorten the product development stage and time-to-market.
Our antimicrobial silicone solutions provide the following advantages:
- Proven Biocompatibility
- Long lasting antimicrobial efficacy
- Application and material versatility
- Resistance to high temperatures
Myriad combinations of antimicrobial solutions can be customized to your specific application using one of several types of silicone systems from gels and adhesives to LSRs and HCRs.
Service and Regulatory Support
We understand that meeting the demands of today’s varied regulatory environments is critical to the current supply and future of device and material development. That is why we are dedicated to offering unsurpassed levels of regulatory support for our products.
NuSil and Ciba offer a comprehensive collection of supportive services including:
- Extensive material processing, testing, and qualification in ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturing facilities—ensuring consistent processes and standards
- Silicone Biocompatibility Testing—including Class VI and ISO 10993
- Confirmation of Active Loading and Elution
- Screening and Applied Microbiology—efficacy testing using adapted ASTM and ISO standard tests as well as tailored methods relating to the device use
- FDA Master Access Files (MAFs)