Rolyan Aquaplast Original Thermoplastic Splinting Material

Aquaplast™ Original features a polycaprolactone base that helps to provide a balance between material conformability and resistance to stretch. This gives the clinician more control over how much the material stretches during splint fabrication. Unlike Aquaplast-T™, Aquaplast Original has no protective coating and will bond to itself instantly without surface preparation. Clinicians trust Aquaplast as a versatile splinting material for medium to large splints or even detailed splinting.

With 100 percent memory, clinicians can reheat and reshape Aquaplast Original repeatedly. This makes it an ideal choice for static progressive and serial static splints, where the clinician must reform the splint as the patient’s condition changes. It becomes translucent when soft to help the clinician identify landmarks for positioning and pressure points and provide maximum comfort for the patient. Aquaplast is non-toxic, latex-free and radiolucent.

The Aquaplast family is the only Rolyan splinting family that has 100 percent memory. It also is the only family that turns transparent or translucent when heated. These two unique characteristics help the clinician form the perfect-fitting splint with the ability to revise the material when needed. Aquaplast, unlike Aquaplast-T, has no protective coating and will bond to itself instantly without surface preparation.

Resistance to stretch: Moderate
Controlled stretch and the ability to handle with moderate pressure. It will not stretch out of shape when removed from a splint bath.

Conformability: Moderate/Maximum
Conforms to surface contours and detail when minimum force is applied. Moderate degree of drape.

Memory: 100 percent
When reheated, the material “remembers” its original shape and returns to it. Allows for repeated reheating and reshaping for splint revisions.

Bonding: Uncoated
Bonds permanently by pinching together heated surfaces.

Colour:
Beige

Thickness: Assorted
Available in the following sheet thicknesses: 1/8" (3.2mm), 1/16" (1.6mm) and 3/32" (2.4mm).

Perforations: Assorted
Available in 13 percent, 19 percent or solid material.

Appearance: Translucent when heated
Indicates material is soft and ready to form.

Rigidity: Moderate/Maximum (59.2 kpsi*)
Retains shape without reinforcement.
*Refers to Young’s Modulus testing value

Surface: Smooth
No unwanted fingerprints and markings.

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