Special Applications of Fluorosilicone Oil in Food and Medical Equipment (Customized Grade)
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Fluorosilicone oil, with its excellent temperature resistance (-50℃ to 260℃), biocompatibility, and chemical stability, has become the material of choice for high-end applications in the food and medical equipment fields. It performs particularly well in scenarios requiring high-temperature sterilization, resistance to chemical corrosion, and long-term reliability.
I. Food-Grade Applications (Customized Grade)
Lubrication Solutions in High-Temperature and High-Pressure Sterilization Environments
In the high-temperature and high-pressure sterilization process of food processing equipment, ordinary lubricants are prone to carbonization or precipitation. Food-grade medical fluorosilicone oil, however, can withstand extreme environments such as high-pressure steam sterilization, maintaining stable performance at high temperatures without precipitation or carbonization.
It passes ISO 10993 biocompatibility testing, is non-toxic, non-allergenic, and non-cytotoxic, complying with FDA and NSF food-grade certification standards, ensuring food safety.
It acts as a highly effective defoaming agent in food processing and fermentation industries. Its fluorosilicone synergistic effect quickly breaks down the surface tension of foam, outperforming ordinary silicone oil.
Customized Release and Anti-Adhesion Applications
Used as a food-grade release agent for baking molds, candy molding, and other processes, it offers anti-adhesion properties and safety, preventing food residue and contamination.
In food packaging machinery, fluorosilicone oil coatings reduce friction between plastic films and metal components, extending lubrication life by more than 3 times and effectively reducing equipment maintenance frequency.
II. Medical Equipment Applications (Customized Grade)
Precision Lubrication and Sealing of Medical Devices
Enhanced Airtightness of Puncture Device Gaskets: Medical fluorosilicone oil firmly adheres to the gasket surface, forming a tight protective layer, significantly enhancing airtightness, eliminating leakage risks, and ensuring surgical safety.
Medical Catheter Tip Molding and Release: Solves problems such as difficult demolding, excessive residue, and high-temperature deformation, ensuring a smooth and flawless catheter surface.
Watch Bearing-Grade Precision Lubrication: Maintains stable lubrication performance in the temperature range of -40℃ to 240℃, suitable for high-precision medical instrument bearings, reducing the friction coefficient by more than 30%. Application of Ultrasonic Spray Coating Technology in Medical Device Manufacturing
Micro-scale coating: Single spray volume can be as low as 0.1 mg/cm², reducing silicone oil waste (material utilization rate > 90%), and avoiding "contamination risks" caused by excessive silicone oil (such as silicone oil residue problems in interventional devices).
Low-temperature, non-damaging process: Ultrasonic atomization requires no heating (or only low-temperature assisted curing), suitable for medical devices that are not resistant to high temperatures (such as infusion set components and endoscope biopsy channels made of plastic and rubber materials), avoiding substrate deformation or performance degradation.
Sterilization compatibility: The pipelines in contact with silicone oil (such as PTFE and stainless steel pipelines) can withstand high-temperature sterilization (121℃ moist heat sterilization) or ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization, adapting to the production process of sterile medical devices.
Applications in Special Medical Scenarios
Interventional medical devices: Coating the surface of catheters/guidewires with low-viscosity fluorosilicone oil reduces frictional resistance in blood vessels (friction coefficient can be reduced from 0.3 to below 0.05), reducing damage to the blood vessel wall.
In vitro diagnostic (IVD) equipment: Coating the inner wall of pipette tips/reaction cups with fluorosilicone oil achieves a "low residue" effect, improving pipetting accuracy or the accuracy of test results.
Dental instruments: Coating the bearing parts of dental handpieces with high-temperature resistant fluorosilicone oil provides lubrication and corrosion protection, extending the service life of the equipment.