Enlightened thinking

Lumina was founded in 2008 by three students from Chalmers University of Technology who acquired a dormant patent and initiated the development of a proprietary adhesives technology to address the problem of skin damage due to MARSI and bring about a gentle change in wound care. The technology has been considerably strengthened since then with several development and regulatory milestones as well as filed patent applications. Lumina is certified according to ISO 13485 since 2014.

Lumina has developed a unique, patent protected switchable adhesives technology (internally named Adhelight™), enabling adhesives which are very strong in their normal state (strong fixation) but lose their adhesion when switched (easy removal). Switching is executed through illumination, either through UVA light or visible light depending how the adhesive is designed.

The company has its premises with laboratory infrastructure in Gothenburg, Sweden. The staff consists of 6 employees with core competency focused at the chemistry behind switchable adhesives.

Skin injury due to the use of medical wound dressings is a real problem in today’s health care. The problem is well documented and there is a broad agreement among users and dressing manufacturers that measures need to be taken to minimise the suffering and the cost resulting from this problem*. Lumina has set out to solve this!

Switching occurs by the use of the Switch Torch supplied by Lumina. Before removal, the dressing is illuminated with the Switch Torch for a few seconds using a specific wavelength of light. The adhesive strength is significantly reduced through illumination and the dressing removal can be performed easily, without causing skin damage.