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Innovation
In Antibacterial Protection Of Baby Products
Easy
Application of Antibacterial Surfaces with Compo-SiL®
Hsinchu,
Taiwan, June 10, 2021 - Experienced silicone product
manufacturer General Silicones (GS) reports how its Compo-SiL®
technology presents brands and manufacturers of baby and infant
products with new technology for adding antibacterial properties to
their goods.
Antibacterial
Properties and Resistance to Aggressive Detergents
For young parents and nurseries, protecting their infants and toddlers
from infections and dangerous microbes is a constant concern. Product
manufacturers and brands active in this market have the difficulty of
easing clients' worries. However, creating products with antibacterial
protection can be costly. Plastic-based products face the challenge of
quickly losing shine and getting damaged when customers use aggressive
cleaning products or strong cleaning alcohol.
Compo-SiL®
by GS is a silicone rubber that can be custom-made with
certified properties against bacteria.
The antibacterial property of
Compo-SiL®
sheets is stable as antibacterial silver ions are added to
the rubber material during manufacturing. Furthermore, unlike
plastic-based products, Silicone rubber is a substance that neither
reacts
with chemicals present in aggressive cleaning products nor gets brittle
when exposed to alcohol-based disinfectants. Compo-SiL®
acts as a
protective layer to the base material it covers.
Baby
Skin-friendly, Flexible and Water-resistant
Silicone rubber is a well-established material used for baby products
like pacifiers and many skin-contact and food contact applications in
the medical industry. It is skin-friendly and does not contain any
potentially dangerous chemicals used to soften many plastic products.
The technology developed by GS allows companies to take advantage of
the many benefits silicone offers and apply it to new product
categories that were constrained by the manufacturing challenges until
now.
Easy
to Apply to Any Surface During Mass Production
Compo-SiL®
sheets are shipped to clients with a thin modified
Polyurethane (PU) layer bonded to the silicone rubber. This unique
patented technology allows clients to cut these sheets easily into
desired sizes and use standard hot melt adhesion to glue the silicone
rubber to their base material. GS can adjust the sheet's
surface texture to enhance physical properties, and the customer can
effortlessly add digital prints during mass production.
Anti-Slip
to Protect Toddlers When Walking and Playing
The high Coefficient of Friction (COF) of silicone rubber makes it
ideal for products requiring anti-slip functionality and enhanced grip.
As a silicone manufacturer with several decades of experience, General
Silicones can fine tune its silicone rubber's quality to customer's
desired anti-slip effect. Textile industry clients use such material to
add anti-slip lining to garments. The
same technology can be used to provide products such as baby mats and
similar products a top layer with superior grip to practice their first
baby steps safely.
Antibacterial
Protection Suitable for Many Baby Products
As for now, the application and use of silicone rubber to baby products
was restrictive for most products due to the chemical inertness of the
rubber. The direct application was difficult, time-consuming, and hard
to control. Compo-SiL®
changes this, allowing companies to quickly and
firmly glue a thin, durable, and protective antibacterial layer. This
benefits products like baby changing tables for public spaces that
require constant cleaning.
Babies are messy eaters by nature. Products like baby chair trays are
constantly exposed to food remains. They need regular cleaning and
benefit from the fact that silicone rubber as a surface material does
not allow sticking or staining. Compo-SiL®
silicone rubber is easy to
wipe clean and has antibacterial properties to prevent the growth and
spread of germs on the surface.
Benefits
of Compo-SiL®
Silicone Rubber Sheets:
- Non-toxic and antibacterial surface
- Anti-allergic properties
- Skin-friendly
- Resistant to cleaning chemicals and alcohol
- Provide various designs and customizations
- Water repellence
- Bond to other surfaces where cured silicone substrates
cannot
- Eco-friendly material
- Make the manufacturing process easier for printing and
lamination purposes
- Ships in rolls for R2R manufacturing
Sourcing managers and manufacturers interested in more information can
contact General Silicones at compo-sil@gsweb.com.tw for more
details or
visit www.compo-sil.com.
About
General Silicones
General Silicones (GS) was founded in 1970 in Taipei, Taiwan, and is
now represented worldwide – including Europe, China, Japan, and
South-East Asian countries. GS is a major distributor of silicone
materials and an active silicone products manufacturer with ISO 9001,
IATF 16949, and ISO 14001 certifications. The company has manufacturing
plants in Hsinchu, Taiwan; Wujiang, China; and Bac Giang, Vietnam. With
decades of experience in this field, GS has the ability and capacity to
provide a wide range of silicone products for many industries,
including medical, automobile, consumer products, electronics, and IT.
For more information about GS, please visit www.generalsilicones.com.
For more information on Compo-SiL®,
please visit www.compo-sil.com