Insights | Avery Dennison

Nordic standards and adhesive compliance in medical device manufacturing

How Nordic regulations (VOC limits, M1, EC1+ and the Nordic Swan Ecolabel) are reshaping material specifications for medical device manufacturers and where solvent-free UV acrylic technology fits.

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Visit Avery Dennison Medical at MEDICA 2026

Every new medical device starts with a question. How will it perform at the skin? How will it hold up through daily wear? Can it move from prototype to production at scale? At MEDICA 2026, we are exploring the connected future of skin science. Our specialists will be at our stand to explore these questions with you, whether you work on wound care, surgical products, wearables or another skin-centric application.

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Advanced skin adhesives for wearable medical devices

Hydrocolloid bandages and patches: skin-friendly protection for wound and acne care with moisture balance.

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Discover and learn about our experience-driven tape solutions at MD&M West 2026

The Avery Dennison Medical team is looking forward to exhibiting in the MedTech Sector at MD&M West 2026 — an area featuring where safety, precision, and performance define every innovation. The event takes place February 3 - 5 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Visit us at booth 1429 and discover our extensive offering of adhesive skin contact material solutions for a variety of medical applications.

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Advanced skin adhesives for wearable medical devices

Medical grade adhesive for skin ensuring secure, comfortable, long-wear attachment of wearable devices

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Visit Avery Dennison Medical at MEDICA | COMPAMED 2025

Meet Avery Dennison Medical at MEDICA | COMPAMED 2025, Hall 8A booth C04, to explore adhesive innovations.

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TASA™ vs. traditional wound care

TASA wound care offers ultra-thin, transparent dressings that improve comfort, moisture control, and wound monitoring efficiency.

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Adhesives in IV dressing applications

IV securement dressings provide reliable adhesion, protect insertion sites, prevent infection, and support patient comfort.

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Why silicone tapes are preferred

Medical grade silicone tape provides gentle, secure adhesion for fragile skin, reducing trauma while ensuring reliable fixation.

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Advanced wound dressings in modern care

Advanced wound dressings support moisture balance, infection control, and healing efficiency across diverse clinical needs.

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Optimizing NPWT for complex wounds

Negative pressure wound therapy drapes ensure reliable seal integrity, support healing, patient comfort, and clinical performance.

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The need for skin barrier solutions

Skin barrier creams and films protect skin from moisture damage, support healing, comfort, and clinical performance.

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Advanced hydrocolloid dressings

Hydrocolloid dressings improve wound healing by maintaining moisture balance, protection, comfort and clinical reliability.

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How hydrocolloid dressing work

How hydrocolloid dressing work: skin-friendly wound and acne care with moisture balance and healing support.

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The importance of long-wear in medical adhesives

Waterproof cover for heart monitor with long wear adhesion for Medical Wearables; breathable for sensitive skin

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What is skin adhesive and why it matters

Skin adhesive for wearables delivering long wear, gentle removal, and ISO-tested safety for clinical and home care

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Comprehensive adhesive solutions for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)

Skin adhesive for cgm with long wear, breathable design for Medical Wearables and clean removal during monitoring

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The role of a diabetes sensor patch cover

Diabetes sensor patch covers deliver long wear, water-resistant security and skin-safe comfort for active lifestyles

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Purpose and function of overlay tapes in sensor design

Overlay tapes and cover materials protect wearable sensor devices with long wear, breathable, skin-safe securement

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The expansion of the sensor patch market

Patch sensor market: real-time care data with long-wear adhesives, breathable overlays, and secure wear.

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Avery Dennison Turnhout: continued excellence in occupational safety standards

How Avery Dennison Medical integrates responsible manufacturing practices with technical innovation.

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Conducting a medical wearables wear study

Everything you need to know about conducting a medical wearables wear study

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Avoiding adhesive pitfalls in the CGM device design process

Wearable electronic device technology is revolutionizing diabetes care, allowing patients to get on with their daily lives while enjoying less invasive glucose monitoring and drug delivery.

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Maximizing the effectiveness of internal wear studies for medical wearable devices: practical tips and insights

In the fast-evolving world of medical wearable devices, internal wear studies are an integral component of the design and development process and ultimately essential to product success.

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Explore the benefits and power of pressure-sensitive adhesives at MD&M West 2025

We exhibited at MD&M West 2025, booth 1429, showcasing adhesive skin contact materials for medical use.

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Navigating adhesive obstacles on the medical device design journey

This Tech Talk explores the critical role of pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) in medical device design, emphasizing the importance of early selection and testing to ensure optimal performance.

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Pressure-sensitive adhesives are critical for wearable medical devices

At MEDevice Silicon Valley, Avery Dennison's Michael Muchin emphasized the importance of selecting the right pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) for medical wearables, ensuring they stay on the body while balancing comfort and performance throughout the design process.

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The power of the wear study in medical device development

This Tech Talk explains how a wear study helps select the right adhesive for medical devices, improving effectiveness, durability, and comfort.

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Webinar: you don't know what you don't know

Why collaborative adhesive suppliers are important in wearables design.

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Avoiding adhesive pitfalls in the CGM device design process

Selecting the right adhesive is crucial in CGM device design, as skin compatibility, wear time, and user comfort impact device reliability and patient experience.

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Avery Dennison Medical introduces updated SilFoam Lite: Sustainability, MDR certification and performance improvements

The newly enhanced SilFoam Lite delivers superior efficiency and reliability, bringing improved fluid handling capabilities and improved tack

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Visit Avery Dennison Medical at Medica 2024

Avery Dennison Medical exhibited at MEDICA 2024, Halls 6 & 13, showcasing innovative adhesive solutions.

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Innovative wound and skin care solutions

Explore the future of wound and skin care with Avery Dennison Medical

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Hydrocolloid bandages and patches: skin-friendly technology for wound and acne care

Hydrocolloid bandages and patches create a moisture-balanced barrier that promotes healing and protects skin across wound care and acne applications.

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Avery Dennison Medical’s technological advancements in wound and skin care

Avery Dennison Medical’s Advanced R&D department uncovers opportunities to revolutionize wound and skin care.

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Tailored wound care solutions

As a customer-focused organization, we value building lasting collaborative relationships. Together, we generate new ways to introduce and develop solutions that improve patient care: our products are designed for effective and user-friendly use in every scenario.

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Start early when choosing an adhesive for your wearable medical device

Selecting the right adhesive for wearable medical devices should be considered early in the design process, as it impacts both body adhesion and development timelines. Each device is unique, and adhesive selection must account for factors such as placement, duration of use, and skin type.

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Avery Dennison introduces Medical Wearable Adhesives Learning Center

An educational resource for engineers, desingers and researchers to learn more about pressure-sensitive adhesives for medical wearables

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Wearable adhesives learning center

Discover everything you need to know to select the best adhesive for your next medical wearable project.

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Avery Dennison Medical and Polaroid Therapeutics present a novel approach to antimicrobial wound dressings at EWMA 2024

Hear all about a partnership that brings a unique approach to antimicrobial wound dressings

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Avery Dennison Medical at MD&M West 2024

Pressure-sensitive adhesive medical tapes and skin contact material technologies showcased at MD&M West 2024

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From a day to three weeks and beyond

Medical wearables are worn for short-term, medium-term, or long-term wear times and are determined by the patient’s care needs.

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The impact of wearable device material on adhesive

Advancements in medical wearable technology are improving device sizes, performance, wear time, and cost.

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Skin factors and body placement: performance and comfort for the end user

Skin factors and body placement: performance and comfort for the end user.

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Many types of medical adhesives for wearables explained

Explore adhesives for medical wearables with Avery Dennison. Learn how adhesives ensure patient comfort, safety, and durability

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Demonstrating 28-day wear time for medical wearable device applications

Avery Dennison's research to establish a 28-day wear time for wearable devices

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Avery Dennison Medical at MD&M West 2023

Pressure-sensitive adhesive medical tapes and skin contact material technologies showcased at MD&M West 2023

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Avery Dennison Medical at Medica 2022

Avery Dennison Medical attended Medica 2022 in Düsseldorf, showcasing alongside Smartrac and Personal Care how we're shaping the future of Healthcare. Visitors joined us at stand #6H07.

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Diversity

Diversity, inclusion, and equality aren’t just buzzwords we’ve latched onto now that they’re in the corporate zeitgeist.

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Avery Dennison Medical at MEDICA 2021

Avery Dennison Medical is excited to be exhibiting in-person at MEDICA 2021, the leading international trade fair for the medical sector.

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Avery Dennison at MEDICA 2021

Avery Dennison Medical is thrilled to be a part of the upcoming MEDICA 2021 international trade fair.

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Basics of skin

Skin is a multilayered organ made of living cells that is constantly changing and growing.

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Wearables

Our wearables product portfolio includes four groups of skin friendly pressure sensitive adhesive tapes, each designed and developed to meet a variety of medical device and end user requirements.

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Avery Dennison Medical at MD&M West 2021

The conference will take place in Anaheim, California from August 10-12th, 2021. We are looking forward to showcasing a variety of new high tack silicone adhesives, along with our Wearables portfolio.

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Roadmap

Medical materials and adhesives are in our DNA. That’s why Avery Dennison Medical has an upcoming array of new products, just waiting to be paired with your organization’s ingenuity.

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Avery Dennison develops versatile disposable face shield

Avery Dennison develops versatile disposable plastic face shield to help protect healthcare professionals and combat shortages

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Sustainability

Avery Dennison is committed to reaching our sustainability goals by the year 2030.

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Avery Dennison Medical at virtual. Medica 2020

During these unprecedented times, we are finding new ways to connect. Join Avery Dennison Medical for the first ever virtual.Medica 2020.

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Turnhout

The Turnhout facility in Belgium leads in sustainability with solar thermal energy, advancing green goals and carbon reduction..

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Avery Dennison Medical at MD&M West 2020

The conference will take place in Anaheim, California from February 11-13, 2020. We are looking forward to launching a number of new products and showcasing our new brand!

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Avery Dennison knowledge center

All insights

Nordic standards and adhesive compliance in medical device manufacturing

Visit Avery Dennison Medical at MEDICA 2026

Advanced skin adhesives for wearable medical devices

Discover and learn about our experience-driven tape solutions at MD&M West 2026

Advanced skin adhesives for wearable medical devices

Visit Avery Dennison Medical at MEDICA | COMPAMED 2025

TASA™ vs. traditional wound care

Adhesives in IV dressing applications

Why silicone tapes are preferred

Advanced wound dressings in modern care

Optimizing NPWT for complex wounds

The need for skin barrier solutions

Advanced hydrocolloid dressings

How hydrocolloid dressing work

The importance of long-wear in medical adhesives

What is skin adhesive and why it matters

Comprehensive adhesive solutions for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)

The role of a diabetes sensor patch cover

Purpose and function of overlay tapes in sensor design

The expansion of the sensor patch market

Avery Dennison Turnhout: continued excellence in occupational safety standards

Conducting a medical wearables wear study

Avoiding adhesive pitfalls in the CGM device design process

Maximizing the effectiveness of internal wear studies for medical wearable devices: practical tips and insights

Explore the benefits and power of pressure-sensitive adhesives at MD&M West 2025

Navigating adhesive obstacles on the medical device design journey

Pressure-sensitive adhesives are critical for wearable medical devices

The power of the wear study in medical device development

Webinar: you don't know what you don't know

Avoiding adhesive pitfalls in the CGM device design process

Avery Dennison Medical introduces updated SilFoam Lite: Sustainability, MDR certification and performance improvements

Visit Avery Dennison Medical at Medica 2024

Innovative wound and skin care solutions

Hydrocolloid bandages and patches: skin-friendly technology for wound and acne care

Avery Dennison Medical’s technological advancements in wound and skin care

Tailored wound care solutions

Start early when choosing an adhesive for your wearable medical device

Avery Dennison introduces Medical Wearable Adhesives Learning Center

Wearable adhesives learning center

Avery Dennison Medical and Polaroid Therapeutics present a novel approach to antimicrobial wound dressings at EWMA 2024

Avery Dennison Medical at MD&M West 2024

From a day to three weeks and beyond

The impact of wearable device material on adhesive

Skin factors and body placement: performance and comfort for the end user

Many types of medical adhesives for wearables explained

Demonstrating 28-day wear time for medical wearable device applications

Avery Dennison Medical at MD&M West 2023

Avery Dennison Medical at Medica 2022

Diversity

Avery Dennison Medical at MEDICA 2021

Avery Dennison at MEDICA 2021

Basics of skin

Wearables

Avery Dennison Medical at MD&M West 2021

Roadmap

Avery Dennison develops versatile disposable face shield

Sustainability

Avery Dennison Medical at virtual. Medica 2020

Turnhout

Avery Dennison Medical at MD&M West 2020

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