Best Practices for CURING MEDICAL-DEVICE ADHESIVES

[...]light-cured formulations of cyanoacrylates now are common, and formulations are on the market for light-cured epoxies, urethanes and silicones. While light curing is prevalent in high volume, noncritical applications, thermal curing remains an essential part of medical-device manufacturing. ~ ermal curing provides a high degree of process repeatability. [...]the environment inside an oven can be tightly controlled, maintaining ISO 5 cleanroom conditions throughout the cycle. [...]forced convection is better than natural convection for high-cost-of-failure devices such as those for medical applications. [...]they may not be suitable in applications that require high flexibility, chemical resistance or high temperature.