3M Medical Tape, Clear Polyester Film, 1516
A single-sided, clear 1 mil polyester film tape with a matte finish and pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive, used in health care medical devices.
3M Medical Tape, catalog number 1516, consists of a 1 mil clear polyester film with a matte finish, coated with a pressure-sensitive tackified acrylic adhesive. Its transparency allows manufacturers to see through the tape where visibility of an underlying component or printed label is needed, while the matte finish helps reduce glare and gives the material a less reflective surface than a glossy polyester film.
Being thin, at 25 micrometres, the tape adds minimal bulk to a device assembly, which can matter where a low-profile component is needed within a compact design. Like other tapes in 3M's medical component plastic tape range, it is intended as a raw material for manufacturers building health care medical devices rather than a tape used directly by clinicians on patients.
Converters and device makers select clear polyester tapes like this when they need a thin, see-through, matte-finished bonding layer. It is stocked under a single catalog number.
