Responses to types of adhesives

Responses to types of adhesives

Jim Dryden

7/9/2001

Thanks for the responses.

Original Posting:

My question is about the type of adhesives that are being used out in the
field.
> Our practice requires us to attend many different clinic settings
throughout the community. Frequently our work space is an unused patient
room, utility area or, in some cases, a storeroom. None of these areas have
as adequate a ventilation system as in our home office. As you can imagine,
the vapors given off by the adhesive we use to glue various forms to polypro
can be somewhat overpowering to us and others. Primarily we are using
Poly-Adhesive purchased from Cascade Orthopedic Supply.
> Questions: What adhesive are you using that are less polluting in a small
working environment? If they are better are they as effective in regards to
drying time, stability, etc.? In the past we've used adhesive film but we've
found that the pads can migrate when used in an area of shear.

Responses

We like Jet Set adhesive alot. It dries fast and holds well.
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 Jim, we are faced with the same dilemma as you. I have found adhesive film
covered by sheer guard will reduce the sheer forces and keep the pad in place
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   I try to set up gluing operations at satellite locations in a bathroom with
a working ventilation fan. Try to find one with adequate shelf space, if
possible. Use an organic filter respirator for your own protection too, if
vapor exposure is too high.
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   In some hospitals they have infectious disease rooms. Sometimes they are
scattered one per floor... they usually have an independent ventilation
system, that vents outside.
Check with the hospital's physical plant guys.
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Jim, I've had some success using plain 'ol carpet tape. If you preheat the
plastic it seems to work better then the Scotch adhesive film.
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Duct tape! No fumes, non-toxic, works on everything, no over spray, can be
used in small spaces, reasonably priced, looks neat especially when new, even
holds race cars together. Try some. You'll love it!
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Poly Adhesive is a good glue, but if you want to eliminate your fume
problem... and wait time...and brushing...and headache, try 3-M spray
adhesive. The 77 strength sucks, so don't even bother with it. The 90
strength is some good stuff though. You can get it from McMaster-Carr for
about $10 per can and it will last quite a while. I think that a case of 6
lasts us about 3 or 4 months. We use this stuff for everything from
laminating our custom FO's to malleolar pads in AFO's to toe plateau's and
arch cookie in shoes. I find that it has excellent adhesion, set-up time is
about 20 seconds, it can be heated along with the foam, it is just an all
around great glue. Good luck.
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Double stick tape until the patient is in a location that would allow you to
replace it with the proper adhesive. We see many pts. in the units of
hospitals and this has worked very well for us, if you need a vender let me
know.
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Jim Dryden, CPO