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3D technology company Carbon (Redwood City, California) today announced the release of SIL 30, a soft, tear-resistant, and biocompatible silicone resin for a series of medical and consumer products such as earphones, wristbands, and wristbands. Developed additive manufacturing applications. Other accessories for wearable devices. With this new material, Carbon claims that it is possible to completely change the way the wearable device market is manufactured. According to International Data Corporation, the wearable device market is expected to double by 2021 due to the increase in sales of smart watches and clothing.
Carbon has partnered with NAMSA, a biocompatibility testing company, to certify SIL 30 and six other resins (including multiple resins that will be used in medical device manufacturing).
"Consumer products and medical are the two most promising industries using 3D printing for mass production, which is why we prioritize the development of new materials such as SIL 30," said Dr. Joseph DeSimone, Carbon's CEO and co-founder. "We are now It has seven biocompatible materials, more than twice the number of any other additive manufacturing company."
"We are studying how to best make pediatric stents that can be easily replaced as children grow up, but found that traditional 3D printing methods and materials have repeatedly failed due to the dynamic effects of the airway," explains Dr. Robroy MacIver of Congenital Heart. Surgeon at the State Children’s Hospital. "Carbon's SIL 30 material has an isotropic, smooth surface, is durable, can withstand such movements in the trachea, and its innovative digital light synthesis technology can achieve the size, high resolution and high resolution required for such small airways. Robust build quality. Therefore, we were able to develop a durable and flexible device that can support a variety of different pediatric stent implantation deployment technologies."
In addition to SIL 30, the other six carbon resins that have passed biocompatibility certification include:
"For several years, Carbon's materials scientists have been actively working to create the widest and deepest possible photopolymer materials with excellent surface quality, mechanical properties adjusted for production, and now biocompatibility," the vice president of materials Jason Rolland said. "As we develop new production quality materials, we work closely with our customers to understand their individual needs, so the range of materials available for our M series 3D printers and digital light synthesis technology will continue to grow widely."
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