3M Medical Tape 1521, Polyethylene, Matte Film

This Medical Tape, catalog number 1521, is a single sided adhesive tape used in the manufacture of health care medical devices. It is made from a 5 mil transparent polyethylene backing with a matte finish, coated with a pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive on one side. The liner protecting the adhesive is a silicone treated, polyethylene coated bleached Kraft paper, coated on one side only, which peels away cleanly during use.

The relatively thick 5 mil backing gives the tape more body and stiffness than thinner films in the same range, which can suit applications where a firmer film is preferred within a device assembly. As with related products in this family, it is intended for use by medical device manufacturers and converters during production rather than for clinical wound care or direct skin application.

Distributors supplying device makers in the region keep this catalog number in stock so that manufacturing lines specifying this particular polyethylene film thickness and finish have a dependable, ongoing supply for assembly work.