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The SKYN is made from a synthetic material called polyisoprene, the first new condom material introduced to the market since polyurethane condoms became available in the 1990s.

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Made of a synthetic material called polyisoprene SKYN represents the first new condom material introduced into the market since non-latex polyurethane condoms became available in the 1990s.

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For surgery, it has switched to sterile neoprene and polyisoprene gloves, which cost 30% to 50% more, but which surgeons have found to have the same sensitivity and fit as latex.

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In the intermittent urinary catheter space, we submitted a 510k this month for the first synthetic polyisoprene catheter.

Drawbacks of NR, including odor, and adverse allergic Type 1 reactions, led to the development of synthetic alternatives to NR such as Cari flex polyisoprene products.

Cari flex polyisoprene rubber is available as a solid rubber or latex and offers a clean, high-performance alternative unmatched by natural rubber or available synthetics.

Cariflex polyisoprene rubber is the ideal alternative to natural rubber for applications that demand extreme purity, exceptional protection and consistently high quality.

"Cariflex polyisoprene rubber is ideal for the manufacture of thin-walled products requiring strength and elasticity and can also be used in electronics and specialty coatings as well as food contact applications," he concluded.

In many respects, Cariflex polyisoprene rubber is superior to both NR, and other synthetics produced using titanium/aluminum catalysts.

Committed to providing its purchasers with the best product possible, SKYN is the first and only clinically approved polyisoprene prophylactic.

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