This multi-functional, highly stretchable product is used across a number of industries, including Healthcare & Medical, Outdoor and Recreation.
Exoskin is the stretchiest product in the Dartex® range.
Featuring a high extension, low modulus stretch, Exoskin can be used for pressure redistributing applications within Healthcare & Medical environments, such as prosthetics & orthotics.
With excellent thermo-forming properties when used with foam, Exoskin is also used within medical furniture and seating applications.
Formulated with an aliphatic polyurethane, Exoskin has the added benefit of UV resistance; making it well suited for outdoor uses, such as cuff and neck seals on outdoor apparel, bike seats, body contour apparel, wet suits and kayak skirts.
Skin-safe, durable coated textiles for use in the manufacture of ambulatory and pneumatic tourniquets.
Tourniquets are non-invasive medical devices that are used on patient limbs to restrict blood flow in a specific area in order to achieve a bloodless surgical field.
A tourniquet often has tubing inserted to allow air to pass through, which inflates the cuff and restricts the blood flow. There will also be a plastic insert used to give the cuff strength.
Types of cuff are:
Ambulatory Tourniquet
The key feature of this cuff is that there should be no air loss within the system, as high pressure is required to ensure the patient has the best possible chance of surviving transport.
Pneumatic Tourniquet / Surgical Tourniquet
These can be single or dual-bladder cuffs designed to create a bloodless surgical field by applying pressure to blood flow in a limb. They are used during surgical procedures, quite often for orthopedic surgery, such as knee replacements.
The Dartex® Endurance range was specifically engineered to withstand harsh chemical cleaning. With its exceptional lifetime, is this the toughest healthcare fabric in the world?
CHEMICALLY RESISTANT
The special polyurethane coating, specifically designed to resist chemical attack has been proven in case studies to lead to a 10-fold reduction in failure rate as a result of coating deterioration (27% to 1.9%).
Better chemical resistance leads to:
• reduced risk of hospital acquired infections
• increased lifetime value of the mattress
• lower mattress replacement rate, which in turn greatly speeds up and simplifies the process of auditing mattresses.
BREATHABILITY
The moisture vapour transmission (MVT) properties of PU keeps skin cool and dry, unlike PVC which doesn’t ‘breathe’
STRETCH & RECOVERY
Essential for pressure redistribution and the prevention of avoidable pressure injuries
EASILY CLEANED
Either wipe clean or machine washable APPLICATIONS.
Choosing a breathable, durable polyurethane-coated base ticking for your support surface is just as important as choosing a stretchy, pressure redistributing top cover.
Trellelborg Engineered Coated Fabrics’ range of base ticking materials work in harmony with our top covers to provide the ultimate support surface.
LOW SLIP
High friction coating designed to restrict support surface movement.
Use for:
• Fall prevention
• Minimal patient movement
Designed to work with standard hospital beds to restrict movement of mattress against bed frame when the bed is articulated. Additionally, this provides stability for the support surface on the bed frame.
Manufactured in the UK and USA, Trelleborg Engineered Coated Fabrics are:
•PVC Free/Latex Free/Phthalate Free/Halogen Free FR
•REACH & RoHS compliant
•BS EN ISO 9001:2015 (FM 14842) certified
•BS EN ISO 14001:2015 (SE006995) certified
For accurate color matching and consistency across multiple runs, Trelleborg Engineered Coated Fabrics works with the very best ink technology to ensure your printed support surface cover looks great and performs well.
REVOLUTIONARY PRINT PROCESS
• Innovative, no-odor ink that does not crack when stretched
• Withstands harsh chemical cleaning
• No impact on FR performance
• Biocompatibility tested
• Unlimited color options – 5 color print process
NO NEED FOR SCREEN PRINTING
• Abrasion resistant ink
• Washable
• Significantly more breathable than screen printing
• Low coefficient of friction (CoF).
COSTS
Make significant cost savings as the fabric roll manufacture and printing take place at same location
The Dartex® Performance range combines maximum functionality with all round product performance, making it ideal for a wide range of medical support surface applications.
A medical support surface cover should ALWAYS be made of a polyurethanecoated (PU) fabric, as its unique combination of properties are ideal for helping to minimize the risk of avoidable pressure injuries:
Contact with skin requires a safe material
Optimal Barrier against fluid ingress
Vapour release to maintain healthy microclimate
Extension prevents hammocking through sufficient stretch
Reliable and designed for purpose to maximise lifetime
Originally developed in the 1980’s specifically for use in the NHS, Dartex® Performance has a long and trusted pedigree that makes it the PU-coated fabric of choice for the medical sector.
Its versatility and functionality means it is suitable for multiple applications within a healthcare setting.
An innovative concept for medical support surfaces, Dartex® Zoned Coatings by Trelleborg allows different areas of the support surface to perform multiple functions on a single cover.
Is this the ultimate medical support surface?
The support surface cover is ‘zoned’ to create specific areas of functionality in conjunction with targeted areas of the mattress core.
Multiple ‘zoning’ combinations are possible, depending on the end use of the mattress.
Coating options include:
• Abrasion resistance to protect against mechanical damage
• Chemical resistance for durability and long lifetime
• High, Low or Easy Stretch fabric options available:
• High friction / low slip for improved patient and mattress handling
• Highly breathable for patient comfort
• Low friction / high slip for improved patient and mattress handling
• Static dissipation for operating rooms
• Use Zoned Coatings process to change the stretch properties within each zone
• Need something different?
Choosing a breathable, durable polyurethane-coated base ticking for your support surface is just as important as choosing a stretchy, pressure redistributing top cover.
Trellelborg Engineered Coated Fabrics’ range of base ticking materials work in harmony with our top covers to provide the ultimate support surface.
HIGH SLIP
Low friction coating designed for ease of support surface movement.
Use for:
• Fall prevention
• Easy transfer
Designed to work with standard hospital beds to allow ease of movement between support surface and bed frame when the bed is articulating. Easy to slide mattress on and off bed frame.
Manufactured in the UK and USA, Trelleborg Engineered Coated Fabrics are:
•PVC Free/Latex Free/Phthalate Free/Halogen Free FR
•REACH & RoHS compliant
•BS EN ISO 9001:2015 (FM 14842) certified
•BS EN ISO 14001:2015 (SE006995) certified
Knight Optical can offer Barium Fluoride Windows for use within Medical Imaging.
We supply a range of barium fluoride windows for a range of applications. All individually QA checked and metrology tested for quality to ensure parts meet customer specification. Supplied in a range of sizes and shapes with custom coatings tailored to meet your individual applications.
Knight Optical supply precision optical components to customers in the medical industry for applications such as medical thermology and thermography. Barium fluoride optics are used in the detection and screening of breast cancer and for screening for atypical pneumonia (SARS) and monitoring respiratory conditions.
Due to barium fluoride’s high radiation resistance, it is ideal for use in high radiation (x-ray/gamma rays) environments. Other applications include cryogenically cooled thermal imaging systems, infrared spectroscopy and high energy neutron detection.
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Material::Barium Fluoride (BaF2)
Shape::Circular Windows, Square Windows
Dimensional Tolerances::+/- 0.1mm
Parallelism::< 3 arcminutes
Surface Quality: :<60-40 Scratch/Dig
Coating::Antireflective coatings for application bandwidth (if required)
Intense Pulsed Light Systems use not only use filters, that are used to filter out the UV wavelength range; and transmit between 400-1200nm for use within cosmetic lasers that are designed to remove unwanted hair, vascular treatment and even acne treatment. But they also use Homogenizing Rods to help evenly distribute light.
The Light source will enter a light pipe at a variety of incident angles, which is designed to utilise its total internal reflection to channel the light from the entrance of the light pipe to the exit. The material’s refractive index is the only factor which affects the light pipes critical angle; this defines the angle of acceptance which the total internal reflection will occur at.
All our Homogenizing Rods are fully inspected on their quality in our ISO 9001 certified, state-of-the-art Metrology laboratory, using our Trioptic’s PrismMaster, and Starrett AV300 Video Imaging System.. FOR MORE INFORMATION READ PDF..
This month, Knight Optical is excited to unveil a brand-new range of Fluorescence Filter Sets. As its first product launch of the year, the announcement comes as welcome news to those working on fluorescence imaging applications, who demand premium-quality, ultra-precision Filter Sets for high-efficiency transmission.
The launch follows the business’ 30th anniversary, which the global optics supplier celebrated last year, and demonstrates its dedication in continually evolving the growth of its already-comprehensive portfolio of cutting-edge, custom-made, and stock optical components. Here, the trusted brand discusses its new product offering and runs through the indispensable technicalities behind the sets.Filters and Sets to Meet Every Application’s Needs
As a set of optics that are typically used for fluorescence applications within fields such as biology, materials science, chemistry, medical diagnostics, and mineralogy; for example,
DAPI fluorescence :Excitation 340nm
Filter set:Emission 450nm
TRITC fluorescence :Excitation 525nm
CFP fluorescence filter :Excitation 440nm
set:Emission 480nm
ROX fluorescence :Excitation 560nm
filter set:Emission 645nm
FITC fluorescence filter :Excitation 475nm
Set:Emission 535nm
CY5 fluorescence :Excitation 605nm
YFP fluorescence filter :Excitation 495nm
Set:Emission 545nm
Knight Optical can offer Littrow Prisms for use within Laser Applications.
We supply a range of Littrow Prisms for a range of applications. All individually QA checked and metrology tested for quality to ensure parts meet customer specification. Supplied in a range of sizes and shapes with custom coatings tailored to meet your individual applications.
Knight Optical supply precision optical components to customers within Laser Applications. Littrow Prisms are used near the end of an optical cavity of a laser system to finely adjust the output frequency by changing the AOI of the prism.
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Material::SF11 or equivalent, F2 or equivalent, UV grade fused silica
Dimensional Tolerances::+/- 0.2mm
Angles::+/- 1 arc minutes
Surface Figure::< 0.5 waves
Surface quality::< 40-20 Scratch/Dig
Coating::Antireflective < 0.2% @ 550nm
Knight Optical can offer Light Guides for use within the Cosmetics Industry.
We supply a range of Light Guides for a range of applications. All individually QA checked and metrology tested for quality to ensure parts meet customer specification. Supplied in a range of sizes and shapes with custom coatings tailored to meet your individual applications.
Knight Optical supply precision optical components to customers within the Cosmetics Industry. Our Light Guides are the key element in cosmetic laser, or intense pulsed light (IPL) applications. IPL is a cosmetic application commonly used for hair removal. IPL application have requirements of different wavebands and so our custom light guides are available in a choice of materials and coatings to suit your waveband requirements.
For more information read PDF…
Material::N-BK7 or equivalent, Sapphire and UV Fused Silica
Dimensional Tolerances::+/- 0.1mm
Surface quality::< 40-20 Scratch/Dig
Coatings::< AR Coatings available on request
λ/10 mirrors are used in the aerospace environment due to the vibration - Knight Optical can offer you stock and custom lambda/10 mirrors for use in government testing for aerospace, in a range of materials such as BK7 or equivalent, Zerodur, Quartz, UV Fused Silica and many more.
Mirrors are made from low expansion glass for optimum stability to maintain the lambda/10 flatness. The mirrors help produce high quality images and can be coated with a variety of coatings to ensure that the perfect quality image in the wavelength you require is achieved:
Enhanced aluminium 94%R for visible applications.
99.9% dielectric for laser use in visible applications.
UV aluminium for UV applications down to 180nm.
98.5% dielectric for laser use in the NIR applications.
Ion plated silver for NIR-2000nm applications.
Protected gold for 750nm to far infra-red applications
λ/10 mirrors are used in the aerospace environment due to the vibration, temperatures & pressure through which they are exposed. To Find out More read the PDF
Material::Soda lime float glass
Diameter::+0 / -0.2 mm
Length/width::±0.1mm
Thickness::+0.1 / -0.2mm
Surface quality::<40:20 scratch/dig
Flatness::λ/10 over 90% of mirror aperture (Rear is commercial polish)
Intense Pulsed Light Systems use not only use filters, that are used to filter out the UV wavelength range; and transmit between 400-1200nm for use within cosmetic lasers that are designed to remove unwanted hair, vascular treatment and even acne treatment. But they also use Homogenizing Rods to help evenly distribute light.
The Light source will enter a light pipe at a variety of incident angles, which is designed to utilise its total internal reflection to channel the light from the entrance of the light pipe to the exit. The material’s refractive index is the only factor which affects the light pipes critical angle; this defines the angle of acceptance which the total internal reflection will occur at.
All our Homogenizing Rods are fully inspected on their quality in our ISO 9001 certified, state-of-the-art Metrology laboratory, using our Trioptic’s PrismMaster, and Starrett AV300 Video Imaging System.. FOR MORE INFORMATION READ PDF..
Length Tolerance::+/- 0.3mm
Aperture Tolerance::+/-0.1mm
Surface quality::<60-40 Scratch/Dig
Coating::Optional
Knight Optical can offer UV Fused Silica Lenses for Solid State Laser applications.
UV FS is a prime choice for lenses in use with Solid State Lasers due to its consistently high transmission in the UV/VIS/NIR regions. This means that it can be used with a range of different laser types, such as Titanium-doped sapphire (tuneable to 660-1080nm) or Alexandrite (tuneable to 700-820nm) with very little change in performance.
UV FS is comparable to N-BK7 or other similar optical glasses in its performance, having a very similar average transmission over the VIS range up to approximately 2000nm and a slightly lower refractive index. The Abbe constants of UV FS are also very similar to that of N-BK7, although slightly higher.
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Material::UV Grade Fused Silica
Operating Wavelength:587nm
Diameter Tolerance::+0 / -0.10mm
Centring Tolerance::<5 arc min
Focal Length Tolerance::± 0.2mm (<10mm) ±2.0% (10mm – 1000mm)
Centre Thickness Tolerance:±0.2mm
An advanced technology used specifically within retinal imaging and analysis - Optical Coherence Tomography otherwise known as OCT is an advanced technology used specifically within retinal imaging and analysis. This non-invasive technology was designed to provide highly detailed images of the retina as well as the optic nerve. It uses light waves to take cross-section images of your retina, using OCT it is possible to see each of the retina’s distinctive layers.
Within OCT’s, a light source with a broad optical bandwidth is used for illumination and is split by a Non-Polarising Beam-Splitter into 2 paths referred to as the reference and sample arms. The light from both the reference and sample arms are reflected back and combined at the detector. An interference effect is seen at the detector in the reference and sample arm only if the time travelled by the light is nearly equal.
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Material::N-BK7 or Equivalent; UV Grade Fused Silica
Dimension Tolerances::+0, -0.02mm
Flatness::λ/4 over 25mm
Surface Quality::<40/20 Scratch/Dig
Angles::+/-1 arcmin
Coatings::Typically 50:50; 70:30; 90:10 Ratio Split
Introducing sensing solutions for medical support surfaces from Dartex®. This innovative technology developed exclusively for use with Dartex® coated textiles, offers multiple sensing solutions for monitoring the patient condition in real time.
Utilizing the latest knitting technologies, the sensors are woven into the textile and protected with industry trusted Dartex® polyurethane.
When integrated with the bed system, vulnerable pressure points can be monitored and the sensors alert the patient and/or carer to reposition, either physically or mechanically.
This eliminates the need for unnecessary interventions by the caregiver. Sensors can be configured to monitor; incontinence, humidity, movement, pressure and more…
KEY BENEFITS
• All key support surface properties maintained – functions as a support surface for avoidable pressure injury prevention
• Eliminates the need for additional medical devices
• No additional layers between patient and support surface
Due to high intensity light from the laser, mirrors used with a laser application require a high damage threshold, and high reflectivity. Knight Optical can help!
Laser mirrors are used to reflect or redirect the laser. This manipulation of the beam means it is great for laser applications where there is limited space, as the beam can be steered multiple times.
We manufacture mirrors used in the UV/VIS/NIR and infrared. We provide a number of mirrors from stock with coatings at infrared wavelengths such as:
Dielectric (98% NIR)
Protected Silver (96% VIS/NIR)
Protected Gold (97%@750-FAR IR)
These are available to purchase from stock in a wide ranges of sizes from 6.3 mm in diameter to a 300mm x 300mm square and various different thicknesses. They are also available with varying flatness specifications with λ/10 also available for immediate shipment and for you to achieve the highest performance.
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Knight Optical offer a range of Stock Ball Lenses and Half Ball Lenses, for use within Fibre Lasers.
As the name suggests ball lenses are completely spherical lenses mostly made out of High Refractive Index Glass such as Sapphire, and LASFN-9 Glass. The reason ball lenses are most commonly used is for their ability to focus light when leaving a fibre optic, so that it can therefore be used for a laser application.
The key feature of ball lenses is their short back focal length allowing for precision coupling where size or space is a limiting factor in the system. Ball lenses are typically used in pairs with one lens acting as a collimator for the second to focus the light back into the coupled fibre. Where a more compact solution is required a half-ball lens is typically more suitable.
We hold a large inventory of Ball Lenses.
•Stock sizes from 0.5 5mm to 10mm diameter.
•Custom sizes available to quotation.
•Half Ball lenses also available.
Material::BK7 or equivalent, Sapphire, Ruby, Quartz
Diameter Tolerance::+/-2.5µm
Figure (sphericity)::1λ
Focal Length Tolerance::± 0.2% (<10mm)
Wavelength Range::0.17 – 5.5µm
Surface quality::<40-20 Scratch/Dig
Knight Optical can offer you Custom Sapphire Cylindrical Lenses, for use within Endoscopes.
We supply a range of Sapphire options for a variety of applications – all individually QA checked and metrology tested for quality to ensure parts meet customers’ specifications. What’re more, our Sapphire Cylindrical Lenses are supplied in a range of sizes and shapes with custom coatings tailored to meet your individual applications.
Sapphire (Al2O3) is one of the hardest minerals and optical materials available for use in the range from UV up to 5µm, making it ideal as a protective window for camera systems.
Cylindrical lenses are designed to focus light into a straight line, rather than to a single point. As the name suggests, the lens surface has a cylindrical shape rather than the usual spherical formation, which allows for one-dimensional shaping of light along a line. Cylindrical lenses are often used to change the profile of laser beams; for example
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Dimensional tolerance: :+/- 0.1mm
Figure (sphericity)::1λ
Focal Length Tolerance::± 0.2% (<10mm)
Wavelength Range::0.17 – 5.5µm
Surface quality::<40-20 Scratch/Dig
Coating::A range of Anti-Reflective (AR) coating options