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NEW!
Pressure
Garments Incorporating
SILON-TEX®
(Silicone-Bonded
Textile) |
Compression
& Silicone In One
Silon-TEX is not
just another silicone gel or elastomer
sheet or pad, it is silicone-impregnated
fabric and, as such, has many advantages
over traditional silicone products.
- Cheaper than
many vendors charge for silicone
elastomer sheet products.
- Lasts
Longer than most silicone
sheet products on the market
today.
- Easier
to work with than silicone gel
and silicone elastomer sheeting
for most burn scar management applications.
- Patient
Compliance, is greatly
enhanced because Silon-TEX is a
part of the garment and cannot be
lost or omitted when the patient
is away from the treatment
facility.
 Instructions and Use
We have
just released an instruction and usage
sheet for Silon-TEX products. Please
review this information if you are using
or are planning to use Silon-TEX for your
patients.
Pockets &
Linings
Silon-TEX is exceptionally useful when
incorporated into garments where
silicone is required to treat
particularly troublesome areas of
hypertrophic scarring or keloid
development. This vest has a
patch of Silon-TEX sewn into the
upper back of this vest and a
Silon-TEX pocket has been
incorporated into the upper right
front as a pocket and a pad.
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Inserts
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Tell us where your
patient needs Silon-TEX and we
can insert it into the garment in
any configuration you can
imagine. Chin inserts and cranial
patches sewn into this open-face
mask are no problem. |
Custom
Design
| Custom means the way
you want it. We can make whole
garments or portions of garments
out of Silon-TEX. This victim
of an industrial accident
involving a crosscut saw had a
deep wound and thick scars
forming on the dorsal surfaces of
the middle and index fingers. In
order to prevent contractures and
possible loss of range of motion,
the doctor prescribed a Silon-TEX
insert for a Bio-Concepts
compression glove. In order to
provide the patient with the
maximum benefits of the silicone
fabric surface and maximize fit
and comfort, we constructed the
glove with Silon-TEX for the the
two injured digits and the rest
of the glove out of standard
Nylon Spandex.
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Silon-TEX Technology
 Silon-IPN®
combines the properties of silicone and
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE - commonly
known as "teflon"). Over the
years numerous silicone formulations have
been developed for a wide variety of
commercial applications. Some of these
materials offer high strength and
stiffness, others provide a soft and
compliant character. Until recently,
however, no single product could offer
both high strength and softness in one
formulation. The Silon technology
provides a unique blend of silicone and
PTFE. These two biopolymers are
"interwoven" into a structure
of mutually penetrating matrices. The
PTFE contributes an internal reinforcing
mechanism, thereby providing very thin
sheets of soft silicone with
significantly enhanced physical strength.
Silon-IPN
(Interpenetrating Polymer Network)
Versatile Membrane Technology.
Since the membranes
can be formed in very thin layers,
Silon-IPN membranes are moisture vapor
permeable.
Bio-Med Sciences
Internet site
SILON-TEX®
is a registered
trademark of Bio-Med Sciences Inc.
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