MED 5561A

Single-Coated Film

MED 5561A is a single-coated, soft, pliable, blue polyurethane film with an acrylic adhesive. This product's conformable film offers a high degree of user comfort, while its blue color allows detectability when used in applications, e.g., the food industry.


Typical Application

Designed for wound care applications, finger bandages and situations requiring high MVTR and sustained periods of wear.


Features and Benefits
  • Breathable
  • Bacterial barrier
  • Die-cuttable
  • Moisture resistant
  • Gamma and EtO sterilizable
  • Detectable

  Product Construction Typical Values*   Description
  Carrier Thickness 3.4 mils
84 µm
  Blue polyurethane film
  Adhesive Thickness 1.4 mils
35 µm
  Acrylic adhesive designed for medical applications
  Liner Thickness
2.6 mils
65 µm
  White super-calendered glassine

 

  Physical Properties (Not intended as a specification.) Test Method** Typical Values*
  Peel Adhesion on Polyethylene (PE) 
TDS-01 0.7 lbf/in
3.0 N/25 mm
  Peel Adhesion on Stainless Steel (SS)
TDS-03
4.6 lbf/in
21 N/25 mm 
  Liner Release 
TDS-06
1.6 oz/in
46 g/25 mm
  Finat Tack TDS-07 5.5 lbf/in
24 N/25 mm
  Dynamic Shear TDS-10 36 lbf/in
160 N/25 mm
  MVTR
TDS-16
31 g/100 in²  per 24 hours
480 g/m² per 24 hours
  Elongation Machine Direction TDS-15 850%
  Elongation Cross Direction TDS-15 875%
  Load at Break Machine Direction TDS-15 18.5 lbf/in
84 N/25mm
  Load at Break Cross Direction TDS-15 18 lbf/in
81 N/25mm

*Refer to product specifications for material acceptance limits.
**Test method information available upon request.

 

 

STORAGE AND SHELF LIFE

Two years when stored at 23°C (73°F), 50% relative humidity, out of direct sunlight, in original packaging.

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS