02. BioCompatible

Human friendly.

The Silq Solution

Our surface treatment is, by nature, highly biocompatible and uses only non-toxic materials to permanently modify the surface of parts and devices. Silq treated devices do not exhibit any cytotoxic properties and have been cleared by the FDA via 510(k) submissions and validated using the strict biocompatibility testing specifications listed in ISO 10993-18:2020:

  • Cytotoxicity
  • Sensitization
  • Systemic Toxicity
  • Sub-acute toxicity
  • Irritation
  • Genotoxicity
  • Pyrogenicity
  • Sub-chronic toxicity
Read more about our treatment's properties in our Advanced Materials Publication
Non-Tack
biofilm resistance