Momentive and SSI partner on drug-eluting silicone medical devicesMomentive and SSI partner on drug-eluting silicone medical devices

(SSI; Paso Robles, CA) have announced plans to collaborate on so-called combination product medical devices. The companies will focus on devices with Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), pairing SSI's expertise in silicone extrusion and medical device assembly with Momentive's ultraviolet (UV) elastomer cure technology, which can provide fast curing at room temperature of specialized silicone products.