Wearables resources | Avery Dennison

Wearables: more than just a device

At Avery Dennison Medical, we don’t design, produce, or sell wearables. Rather, we provide reliable, tailored and purposefully developed adhesive solutions that allow you to wear them comfortably - whatever the intended use, activity level or desired wear time may be. However, it is critical to have a holistic understanding of the device and its purpose.

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You don't know what you don't know

Why collaborative adhesive suppliers are important in wearables design.

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.

Wearable Adhesives Learning Center

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

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.

The impact of wearable device material on adhesive

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

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

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

Understanding different types of adhesives for wearables

Understanding different types of adhesives for wearables.

Demonstrating 21-Day Wear Time for Medical Wearable Device Applications

Avery Dennison's research to establish a 21-day wear time for wearable devices

Patient comfort functionality

Wearable devices comprise several components, including plastic casings, batteries and sensors. There is a need for construction layer materials to hold all those components together, plus a skin-layer material to attach the device to the patient’s body. If that casing is not breathable, or if any of the construction layer materials are not breathable, the device developer will need an absorbent material that can draw in moisture from the skin while the device is worn. These variables affect device design and construction, so early collaboration between supply chain partners is best.

Wearable device for optimal comfort

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

Short-term skin contact tapes
Long-term skin contact tapes
Tie-layer tapes
Cover/Overlay tapes