Standard Guide for Silicone Elastomers, Gels, and Foams Used in Medical Applications Part II - Crosslinking and Fabrication

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1.1 This guide is intended to educate potential users of silicone elastomers, gels and foams relative to their fabrication and processing. It does not provide information relative to silicone powders, fluids, pressure sensitive adhesives, or other types of silicone products.
1.2 The information provided is offered to guide users in the selection of appropriate processing conditions for specific medical device applications.
1.3 Formulation and selection of appropriate starting materials is covered in the companion document, F 2038 Part I. This monograph addresses only the curing, post-curing, and processing of elastomers, gels and foams as well as how the resulting product is evaluated.
1.4 Silicone biocompatibility issues can be addressed at several levels, but ultimately the device manufacturer must assess biological suitability relative to intended use. Biocompatibility testing may be done on cured elastomers prior to final fabrication, but the most relevant data are those obtained on the finished device. Data on selected lots of material are only representative when compounding, and fabrication are performed under accepted quality systems such as ISO 9001 and current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations. Extractables analyses may also be of interest for investigation of biocompatibility, and the procedures for obtaining such data depend on the goal of the study (see F619, the HIMA Memorandum 7/14/93, and USP 23, for examples of extraction methods).

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Designation:F2042–00
Standard Guide for
Silicone Elastomers, Gels, and Foams Used in Medical
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Applications Part II — Crosslinking and Fabrication
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2042; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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e NOTE—Figs. 1-3 and Figs. 5-9 were editorially revised in June 2001.
1. Scope D 430 Test Methods for Rubber Deterioration—Dynamic
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Fatigue
1.1 This guide is intended to educate potential users of
D 624 Test Method for Tear Strength of Conventional
silicone elastomers, gels and foams relative to their fabrication
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Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers
and processing. It does not provide information relative to
D 792 Test Methods for Specific Gravity (Relative Density)
silicone powders, fluids, pressure sensitive adhesives, or other
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and Density of Plastics by Displacement
types of silicone products.
D 813 Test Method for Rubber Deterioration—Crack
1.2 Theinformationprovidedisofferedtoguideusersinthe
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Growth
selection of appropriate processing conditions for specific
D 814 Test Method for Rubber Property—Vapor Transmis-
medical device applications.
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sion of Volatile Liquids
1.3 Formulation and selection of appropriate starting mate-
D 926 Test Method for Rubber Property—Plasticity and
rialsiscoveredinthecompaniondocument,F 2038PartI.This
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Recovery (Parallel Plate Method)
monograph addresses only the curing, post-curing, and pro-
D 955 Test Method of Measuring Shrinkage from Mold
cessing of elastomers, gels and foams as well as how the
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Dimensions of Molded Plastics
resulting product is evaluated.
D 1349 Practice for Rubber—Standard Temperatures for
1.4 Silicone biocompatibility issues can be addressed at
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Testing
several levels, but ultimately the device manufacturer must
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D 1566 Terminology Relating to Rubber
assess biological suitability relative to intended use. Biocom-
D 2240 Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer
patibilitytestingmaybedoneoncuredelastomerspriortofinal
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Hardness
fabrication,butthemostrelevantdataarethoseobtainedonthe
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F 619 Practice for Extraction of Medical Plastics
finished device. Data on selected lots of material are only
F 719 Practice for Testing Biomaterials in Rabbits for
representative when compounding, and fabrication are per-
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Primary Skin Irritation
formed under accepted quality systems such as ISO 9001 and
F 720 Practice for Testing Guinea Pigs for Contact
current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations. Extract-
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Allergens—Guinea Pig Maximization Test
ables analyses may also be of interest for investigation of
F 748 Practice for Selecting Generic Biological Test Meth-
biocompatibility, and the procedures for obtaining such data
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ods for Materials and Devices
depend on the goal of the study (see F 619, the HIMA
F 813 PracticeforDirectContactCellCultureEvaluationof
Memorandum 7/14/93, and USP23, for examples of extraction
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Materials for Medical Devices
methods).
F 981 Practice for Assessment of Compatibility of Bioma-
2. Referenced Documents
terials for Surgical Implantation With Respect to Effect of
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Materials on Muscle and Bone
2.1 ASTM Standards:
F 1905 Practice for Selecting Tests for Determining the
D 395 Test Methods for Rubber Property—Compression
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Propensity of Materials to Cause Immunotoxicity
Set
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F 1906 Practice for Evaluation of Immunological Re-
D 412 Test Methods for Rubber Properties in Tension
sponses in Biocompatibility Testing Using ELISA Tests,
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Lymphocyte Proliferation, and Cell Migration
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F04 on F 1984 Practice for Testing Whole Complement Activation
Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee F4.11 on Polymeric Materials.
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Current edition approved July 10, 2000. Published October 2000. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 09.01. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 13.01.
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F2042
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in Scrum by Solid Materials PCB Test Methods such as those used for MRI project No.
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F 2038 Guide for Silicone Elastomers, Gels and Foams 4473, 1/24/97,
Used in Medical applications Part I: Formulations and Biological Performance of Materials: J. Black, Marcel De-
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Uncured Materials kker, NY 1992
2.2 Other Biocompatibility Standards:
3. Terminology
United States Pharmacopeia, current edition (appropriate
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monographs may include: <87>, <88>, <151>, <381>)
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