Sustainable dow polymers for superior denture hold and user experience
Dow's innovative polymer solutions aim to enhance denture adhesives through sustainable chemistry. These solutions include adhesive networks using FDA registered ingredients, thermally-responsive sol-gel transitions, and biobased alternatives. The solutions promise improved adhesion and ease of removal, contributing to a superior user experience and sustainability.
Overview
Dow's sustainable polymer solutions are designed to revolutionize denture adhesives by enhancing user experience and sustainability. The proposed solutions utilize innovative chemistry to create adhesive networks that provide superior hold and ease of removal. These solutions include using FDA registered ingredients in novel ways, a thermally-responsive sol-gel transition to adapt to oral conditions, and a biobased alternative to traditional petrochemical options. These advancements aim to achieve carbon neutrality, aligning with global sustainability goals.
Technical specifications
Solution 1: Utilizes a mixture of alkoxylates with amines or silicones to form an adhesive network. This off-the-shelf option leverages FDA registered ingredients, ensuring rapid implementation.
Solution 2: Features a thermally-responsive sol-gel transition, enabling strong adhesion under oral conditions and easy removal with cool fluids like water. This solution is a medium-term option, with a development timeline of 6 to 9 months.
Solution 3: Offers a biobased alternative to petrochemical adhesives, focusing on long-term sustainability. This option may require additional registration and has a development timeline of over a year.
Technology readiness level
These solutions have been developed to a high degree of readiness, with Solution 1 using FDA registered ingredients already at TRL 9, indicating readiness for commercialization. Solutions 2 and 3 are in the development phase, with ongoing validation and testing planned to ensure compliance and efficacy.
About Dow, Inc.
Dow Inc. is a global materials science company that develops and manufactures products used in various industrial and consumer applications. The company utilizes its expertise in chemistry and engineering to produce innovative solutions, focusing on key markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility, and consumer applications. Dow differentiates itself through a strategic focus on sustainable growth, integrating environmental stewardship into its operations through initiatives like decarbonization and circular economy strategies. This approach involves developing new materials, improving manufacturing processes, and investing in advanced technologies to create performance-based, lower-carbon products.
For its customers and partners, Dow provides essential materials that enable the creation of safer, more sustainable, and high-performing products. By solving complex material challenges, the company helps businesses across multiple sectors meet evolving regulatory requirements and consumer demands for circular and renewable solutions. Through long-term investments and collaborative partnerships, Dow aims to drive profitable growth while simultaneously reducing its environmental footprint, including efforts to achieve net-zero carbon emissions in its manufacturing facilities. Its commitment is evidenced by ongoing projects, such as the development of integrated net-zero ethylene cracker complexes, which serve as foundational investments for long-term value creation.
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