There are a crazy number of adhesive tapes available, and in this article I’d like to discuss a few of the ones I’ve found useful in my lab, and their sometimes surprising applications.
Adhesive tapes are used to assemble materials or parts together using a sticky chemical bond. They are an alternative to other assembly methods such as mechanical assembly (press fit, snap fit, etc.), ...
Adhesive products are selected based on the intended purpose, as well as the anatomic location the adhesive will be attached. An important patient consideration is the type of device being secured ...
Household glues rarely work, so the obvious choice is a dedicated adhesive specially made for ... The clear Gorilla tape comes on a roll and looks like the sort of thing you’d use for wrapping ...
An curved arrow pointing right. Narrator: Duct tape can hold just about anything together. We use it for all sorts of repairs and even as a decorative addition to various arts and crafts.
Gorilla claims its black Gorilla tape uses three times the adhesive of standard duct tape. At 17 mils, it’s also over two times as thick. Both those things create an incredibly strong product ...
Additionally, patients that had reactions to the tapes and bandages did not share any common allergic patch-test reactions from the standard or custom adhesive trays, further supporting the fact ...
Where most tapes come in a maximum of three colors, this one has five shades, two widths, and two different adhesive levels. In other words, the customization opportunities are far wider here.