DuPont™ Liveo™

Silicone excipients that can be used in topical formulations for drug delivery including prescription and over-the-counter therapies focusing on dermatological conditions such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, acne, and scar management.

Applications:

• Gels, creams and novel forms to improve patient compliance due to unique sensory feel
• Creams and gels that offer a mattifying effect for acne applications

Silicone excipients that can be used in topical formulations for drug delivery including prescription and over-the-counter therapies focusing on dermatological conditions such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, acne, and scar management.

Applications:

• Gels, creams and novel forms to improve patient compliance due to unique sensory feel
• Creams and gels that offer a mattifying effect for acne applications

Supporting you and your medical materials, medical lubricant coatings from DuPont™ Liveo™ can help you meet your functional, regulatory and processing needs with both well-established and next-generation medical materials that offer excellent performance. This diverse line of products includes Liveo™ 360 Medical Fluid, Liveo™ 365, 35% Dimethicone NF Emulsion, Liveo™ 366, 35% Dimethicone NF Emulsion, Liveo™ MDX4-4159, 50% Medical Grade Dispersion, and Liveo™ Q7-9180 Silicone Fluid.

Applications:

• Siliconization lubricant
• Hydrophobic lubricant for glass, metals, plastics, rubbers
• Demolding agent
• Waterborne silicone fluid for lubrication and siliconization of glass, metals, plastics, rubbers
• Hydrophobic lubricant for medical materials and parenteral containers
• Lubricant for cutting edges and needles
• Medical materials cleaning solvent and equipment cleaning solvent
• Liveo™ Q7-9180 Silicone Fluid acts as diluting solvent for Liveo™ 360 Medical Fluid and Liveo™ MDX4-4159

Application-based scientific know-how and regulatory expertise helps customers deliver innovative solutions. To assure consistent quality for use as pharmaceutical ingredients, antifoam products are manufactured, packaged, and tested utilizing principles of GMP guidelines for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs).

Applications:

• Foam control in medical and pharmaceutical applications 

• OTC antiflatulents

• Foam control in blood oxygenation devices

• Biofermentation 

DuPont’s line of Dimethicone NF (Liveo™ Q7-9120 series) Fluids are well suited for our customers who use dimethicone as an active ingredient in their formulation and choose to make skin protectancy claims* with their skin care product.  A recent innovation from DuPont is referred to as New Scar Technology (NST); patented technology composed of silicone gum, silicone fluid, silicone wax, and silicone volatiles.

Applications:

• Range of skin care applications, including lotions and ointments for scar therapy products
• Used to deliver pharmacological and cosmetic ingredients
• Skin protectant drug products for over-the-counter human use 

*Refer to the Code of Federal Regulations “21 CFR Part 347: Skin Protectant Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use”) final monograph for specific details describing the use of dimethicone for skin protectancy claims