Features of Casting Tape
There are many features of casting tape：
1. Safety and comfort: A casting tape has a lower contraction after being dry compared with a plaster cast ,so that it will not lead to the feeling of hair tight, itching; discomfort also will not appear in the hardening process of gypsum recrystallization;
2. Intensity: The intensity of a moisture-curable medical casting tape is 20 times of an ordinary plaster bandage ,with impact resistance≥ 12KJ / ㎡;
3. Penertrability: There is no need to remove the casting tape when irradiated with X-ray film; it is in favor of finding the injury part, and convenient to observe the therapeutic effect;
4. Air permeability: The ventilation rate of water-curable casting tape is ≥ 0.3mm /, which is 200 times of the plaster bandage. It can avoid skin irritation and itching, help the skin to breathe, relieve itching, and reduce infection;
5. Easy to shape: It has a good plasticity and flexibility; it can be fixed with room temperature water in a short time;
6. Environment Protection: The water-curable casting tape won’t produce dust and can be completely burned. When buried underground, it can be degraded within 16 months and will not cause any pollution to the environment.
