Company News About Carbopol and serum separation gel, the polymer raw material behind resin upgrade
On August 31st, Kangda New Materials disclosed its latest industrial layout progress. The company is making every effort to promote the construction of Dalian Qihua's 80000 tons/year electronic grade epoxy resin expansion project. The project has entered the civil construction stage and is expected to undergo equipment installation in the fourth quarter of 2026. The epoxy resin produced is mainly used in fields such as electronic materials, composite materials, functional coatings, and adhesives.
1.Behind the expansion of resin production: increasing the quantity of substrates and following up on products
Resin is the foundation of the polymer materials industry. Whether it is epoxy resin, polyurethane resin or acrylic resin, their capacity expansion directly drives the improvement of downstream resin based product supply capacity and the expansion of application scenarios.
Taking acrylic resin as an example. Acrylic resin has excellent weather resistance, light resistance, chemical resistance, adhesion and decorative properties, and is widely used in fields such as architectural coatings, industrial paints, automotive paints, inks, adhesives, textile coatings, etc. Polyacrylic acid and its derivatives can also be used in ion exchange resins and adhesives, as well as thickeners, dispersants, suspensions, and emulsifiers in the pharmaceutical and pigment industries. When the production capacity of upstream specialty resins continues to be released, fine products based on resins - whether it is serum separation gel used for medical testing or carbomer used in daily chemical and industrial fields - will have more abundant raw material guarantees and broader market space.
2.Two typical resin based fine products: serum separation gel and carbomer
Hubei Xindesheng Material Technology Co., Ltd. has been deeply engaged in the fields of fine chemicals and biological raw materials for more than 20 years. The company's core products, serum separation gel and carbomer, are typical representatives of fine products based on resins.
The serum separating gel is essentially an acrylic resin composite gel. As a key additive in blood collection tubes, serum separation gel directly determines the separation efficiency between serum/plasma and blood cells. The specific gravity of the serum separation gel from Hubei Xindesheng is precisely controlled within the range of 1.045-1.065 g/cm ³, which can accurately form layers during centrifugation; For special application scenarios such as PRP tubes, the company has also developed products with a specific weight of 1.068. The product has no heat source and is physiologically inert. After sterilization with gamma rays (8-25 kGy), there is no significant change in performance, and it has excellent resistance to hydrolysis and aging. At present, Hubei Xindesheng's serum separation gel has been widely used in the in vitro diagnostic industry.
Carbomer is also a resin based product - made by crosslinking polyacrylic acid polymer with allyl sucrose or allyl pentaerythritol. It belongs to synthetic water-soluble polymers, mainly used as thickening agents, suspension aids, adhesives, and skeleton materials for controlled release formulations.
Carbopol has good solubility and dispersibility, and is widely used in the preparation of products such as coatings, adhesives, dyes, and inks. Polyacrylic acid can also be used as a thickener, dispersant, flocculant, adhesive, and film-forming agent, widely used in industrial fields such as coatings, plastics, papermaking, textiles, rubber, food, medicine, cosmetics, and water treatment. Hubei Xindesheng's Carbomer series covers 940/980 and other models, and is used as thickening and gel forming agent in disposable alcohol gel and daily chemical products. Carbomer produced by the company is a white loose powder with strong moisture absorption and excellent gel forming ability.
Whether it is serum separation gel or carbomer, their performance directly depends on the quality and process control level of upstream resin raw materials.
The continuous expansion of special resin production capacity provides more abundant raw material guarantee and broader market space for the downstream resin based fine products industry. From serum separation gel to carbomer, Hubei Xindesheng Material Technology Co., Ltd. uses resin as the substrate and provides key functional products for industries such as in vitro diagnostics, daily chemical products, coatings, adhesives, etc. through continuous process optimization and quality control. We will continue to deepen our research and production of resin based fine products, providing stable quality services to every partner.