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Adhesives Application Guide

WPI Part # Description Curing Time Useful Applications And Characteristics
Epoxies: Form strong bonding. Used in wire bonding applications.
4898 Silver filled conductive Epoxy 12 hr @ 50ºC; 5 min @ 150ºC Connecting conductors that can't be soldered. Constructing or connecting Ag/AgCl pellets. 
7335 Carbon  filled conductive Epoxy 48 hr @ 25ºC; 5 min @ 150ºC Constructing carbon electrode.
4886 High performance Structural Epoxy 12 hr @ 25ºC. Forms a strong and slightly flexible bond on plastic, metal, & glass. Bonds some low surface.
Silicone Adhesives/Sealants/Primers: Good moisture resistance and elasticity. Low toxicity.
1571 Room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) adhesive. Acyloxy/moisture cure system. Acetic acid is cure by-product. 24 hr @ 25ºC Has the best adhesion property in this silicone family. Will bond to many materials.
7128 RTV sealant. Alkoxy/Moisture cure system. Methanol as cure by-product. 72 hr @ 25ºC Good for bonding or sealing electronics circuits (metal).
SYLG184 Sylgard, two parts, vinyl/platinum cure sealant. Hydrogen as cure by-products. Very low toxic 24 hr @ 25ºC, 15 min. @ 150ºC Coating Patch Clamp electrodes, Cell culture dish, making dissection pads.
501986 Sylgard, two parts, vinyl/platinum cure sealant. Hydrogen as cure by-products. Very low toxic 24 hr @ 25ºC, 15 min. @ 150ºC Kit to make your own silicone disecting pads (each kit can make 20 dishes)
KWIK-SIL Two part, adhesive. Vinyl/platinum system, Hydrogen as cure by-products. Very low toxic. < 5 min. @ 25ºC Live tissue and nerve studies. Medium strength adhesion.
KWIK-CAST Two part sealant. Vinyl/platinum cure system. Hydrogen as cure by-products. Very low toxic. < 5 min. @ 25ºC Sealant for live tissues. Embedding peripheral nerves with electrodes.
6820 Primer for silicone  N/A Enhances adhesion of silicone adhesives for difficult to bond plastic surfaces
Cyanoacrylate: Forms an instantaneous bond.
7341 Ethyl Cyanoacrylate, low viscosity 90-120 cps <10 seconds Mounting rat/mouse brain slices. Ideal for relatively small gaps and smooth surfaces.Bonds plastic, metals and rubber. Package of 10 vials, each approximately 1.8 mL.
VETBOND N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate, low toxic <10 seconds Bonds tissues, alternative to suture, helps small wound healing. Antimicrobial effect. Used in forensic science.
503763 Octyl Cyanoacrylate, low toxic <15 seconds Suitable for surface wound bonding, protection, holding a sensor or other device on the tissue.

501986

501986

Silicone Dissecting Pad Kit.

KWIK-SIL

KWIK-SIL

Kwik-Sil™ low toxicity silicone adhesive for live tissues.

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KWIK-SIL-SP

KWIK-SIL-SP

Kwik-Sil™ Sterile Packed low toxicity silicone adhesive for live tissues.

Includes

  • 1 x 5 ml cartridges of 2-part silicone sterile wrapped
  • 5 mixing tips. Each tip is individually sterile wrapped

Kwik-Sil™ is a translucent, medium-viscosity silicone adhesive, developed for chronic peripheral nerve studies such as anterograde tracing with fluorescent indicators or electrode recording. Good adhesion and mechanical properties (tear strength and elongation) allow days of study without breaking of the bonding. Curing speed is very reproducible. Each silicone elastomer is packaged in a double barrel syringe cartridge and is automatically mixed when pressed out of the mixer tip provided. It can then be applied directly to the tissue without further mixing.

KWIK-CAST

KWIK-CAST

Kwik-Cast™ low toxicity adhesives for live tissues

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KWIK-CAST-SP

KWIK-CAST-SP

Kwik-Cast™ Sterile Packed low toxicity adhesives for live tissues

Includes

  • 1 x 5 ml cartridges of 2-part silicone sterile wrapped
  • 5 mixing tips. Each tip is individually sterile wrapped

Kwik-Cast™ is a very low viscosity silicone sealant developed to embed peripheral nerves with electrodes for acute multi-fiber recordings. It flows easily, filling the small spaces around the nerve and leaving no channels through which peritoneal fluid can travel and thus short the nerve/electrode contact. Equally important is the ability of the material to flow into itself and create one continuous mass from underneath the nerve all the way to the top of the nerve/electrode contact to ensure long-term recording stability. Kwik-Cast is color-coded to make the mixing foolproof. The catalyst is yellow and the base is blue. When uniformly mixed, it is green. Kwik-Cast can be applied and cured underneath mineral oil. After recording, electrodes are easily recovered due to the low tear strength. The slight longer curing time (approx. 3 minutes) makes it more suitable for stationary preparations and in vitro tissue studies.


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600022

600022

Replacement Mixing Tips for KWIK-SIL and KWIK-CAST. Package of 10. For use with the new 2015 dispensers.

4898

4898

Silver Filled Conductive Epoxy

7128

7128

RTV Sealant

1571

1571

Clear silicone sealant with good bonding to plastic. Room Temperature Vulcanizing Ad...

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7335

7335

Carbon Filled Conductive Epoxy

6820

6820

Primer for Silicone

4886

4886

High Performance Structural Epoxy

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KWIKGARD

KWIKGARD

KWIKGARD Start-up Kit

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KWIKGLUE

KWIKGLUE

KWIKGARD Refill. 2 cartridges, 10 dispensing tips. Use with KWIKGARD silicone dispensing gun.


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KWIKMIX

KWIKMIX

Replacement dispensing tips. Package of 10 tips. Use with KWIKGARD silicone dispensing gun, mixes the resin and hardener as they are dispensed. Disposable.


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KWIKGUN

KWIKGUN

Replacement KWIKGARD Dispenser. For use with KWIKGARD cartridges.

SYLG184

SYLG184

SYLGARD 184 Silicone Elastomer

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SYLG184-TP

SYLG184-TP

SYLGARD 184 Silicone Elastomer 5 ml single use burstable sleeve 2/pk

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503763

503763

GLUture Topical Tissue Adhesive 1.5 mLtube with 10 disposable pippette applicators.<...

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7341

7341

Ethyl Cyanoacrylate, low viscosity

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VETBOND

VETBOND

Vetbond n-Butyl cyanoacrylate, low toxic 3 mL bottle with four 'reusable' applicator...

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