Formacoat products
Precision Medical Device Coating Technology
DEVICE TYPES: We specialize in a vast array of medical coatings, from hydrogel coating and silicone coating to hydrophobic coating and beyond. Our depth of experience encompasses diverse medical devices, from inner and outer diameters to complex shapes, all enhanced with anti-microbial properties and other specialized biocompatible coatings. Stents, Films up to 17” (41 cm) wide, Micro-Catheters, Drug Delivery Catheters, Stent Delivery-System Catheters, Embolic Capture Devices, Medical Device Balloons, Component Level Materials, Hypo Tubes, Micro-well plates, IOL Insertion Cartridges and other ophthalmic devices. And, in some situations, medical device Implants.
Coating Type
Traditional Hydrogels
The main class of hydrophilic coatings called “hydrogels.” A hydrogel coating absorbs water and swells upon contact with water. These wetted polymers give these coatings their lubricious feel and excellent friction reducing properties.
Micro-Hydrophilic Coatings
These are thinner coatings that do not swell appreciably on contact with water but that do present a robust hydrophilic surface that can be used in certain situations to good effect to reduce the contact angle on a substrate. They are not lubricity enhancing coatings.