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Hydrophilic coatings

A single solution for your coating needs

At Biomedical, we have combined proven surface optimization technologies with technical and application development support for more than 30 years. If you are looking for a coating that is hydrophilic, hemocompatible and applied as one coating, our ComfortCoat® DAV coating will help you achieve your clinical goals. 

We work with partners worldwide to create innovative medical devices that support patient healing- and bring progress to life

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Why our hydrophillic coatings?

Our ComfortCoat® products bring new levels of functionality to your vascular devices. With one of the longest shelf life in the industry (3+years) our hydrophilic coatings provide long-lasting lubricity and low particulate release. With proven top performance, we offer best-in-class customer support and biomaterial expertise providing you with a total solution package. 

How can our coatings be used?

ComfortCoat® DAV coating can be used in a wide variety of vascular and urology applications including but not limited to guidewires, access systems, introducer sheaths, catheters, atherectomy and thrombectomy devices and delivery systems for stents, stent grafts, heart valves, etc.

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Discover our hydrophilic coatings solutions

ComfortCoat® dual-layer lubricious hydrophilic coating

Ideal for vascular interventions, urology, and continence care applications, these coatings:

  • Are based on a universal ready-to-use chemistry, compatible with a wide variety of devices and applications.
  • Offer you a three-year shelf life: the longest in the industry.
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ComfortCoat® single-layer lubricious hydrophilic coating

This single-layer coating gives you the same best-in-class performance and benefits as our dual-layer version - but with the potential to achieve significant operational efficiencies.

We achieve this via a UV curing process that uses biobased solvents to deliver tangible and valuable sustainability benefits – with no compromises on safety or performance.

 

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Application spotlight: Taking your coatings further

What really differentiates dsm-firmenich Biomedical is our ability to draw on an incredibly broad and versatile technology platform to meet your needs

For example, our team can develop tailored medical coatings that that can be customized and combined with other biomaterials in our portfolio to deliver unique performance benefits: from collagen and polyester amides to polyurethanes and bioceramics.

We achieve this through a deep understanding of the product development process. For example, our ComfortCoat® hydrophilic material is based on a universal chemistry that makes it ready-to-use, with no mixing needed. Therefore, you can use this medical coating for a wide variety of medical devices – reducing chemical inventory while increasing operational efficiency.

Frequently asked questions

Here are common questions that our experts get asked. If you have a different question, please contact us.

These hydrophilic coatings are universally compatible with a wide range of polymeric substrates used in the industry, including: Pebax, Nylon, Peek, HDPE, PVC (solutions for metal and silicone are under development). 

We are advanced biomaterials experts, with in-depth knowledge of medical device coatings and product development. However, we are not a medical device manufacturer and have no aspiration to become one.

Three years (the longest in the industry) – ready-to-use/premixed.

This top-performing medical coating product family is ready-to-use, universal (same chemistry/lean inventory) across different substrates and coating formulations. It also has a three-year shelf life and is manufactured at multi-ton scale. Ultimately, ComfortCoat® is the most efficient and convenient coating application process in the industry – and is supported by an unrivaled platform of biomaterial technologies and expertise covering many competences and clinical areas. For medical device companies everywhere, we are a proven partner, not a competitor.

Broadly, in coronary, structural heart, peripheral vascular, and neurovascular interventions; as well as urology and continence care. Specific applications cover a broad range of catheters including but are not limited to:

  • Introducer sheaths
  • Guidewires
  • Access systems
  • Guiding catheters
  • Visualization catheters 
  • Microcatheters
  • Diagnostic catheters
  • Balloon catheters
  • Thrombectomy devices
  • Aspiration catheters
  • Neurovascular catheters
  • Stent delivery systems
  • Stent graft delivery systems
  • Heart valve delivery systems
  • Foley catheters
  • Intermittent catheters
Technical resources

Download more information on how our hydrophilic coating technology and expertise can tackle unmet needs.

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ComfortCoat®: Lubricious Hydrophilic Coating Datasheet  

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ComfortCoat® SL: Sustainable Hydrophilic Coating Brochure

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A long-term partner you can trust

We understand that medical product development can be a long, winding - and occasionally bumpy road. Rest assured that at dsm-firmenich Biomedical, we have the proven experience, capabilities, and knowledge to support you every step of the way.

It starts with using a form-fit-function approach based on a comprehensive understanding of how the human body reacts to biomaterials following implantation. This in turn enables us to design materials that are compatible with the body’s physiology and help you develop finished products that can sustain, restore, and repair – all supported by applicable regulatory requirements.

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