Si Tech Elastoseals

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Got an email recently advertising Si Tech's newest wrist seal. Just curious - does anyone have any experience with these? I am trying to better understand a use case. Below is taken from the Si Tech Website:

"We hereby launch the next generation of sealing technology, our new wrist seals - Elastoseals. Made in Sweden, produced inhouse in our facility on the Westcoast of Sweden.

The assorted colors are standard colors and can be ordered MOQ - 1 pcs. First we introduce a version that fits our complete rage of cuff systems in Standard size.

The seals are coated both inside and outside to reduce friction when donning and doffing. The coat will tear off over time and when it happens, we recommend the usage of talcum, in the same way as for regular seals.

The Elastoseal are made of TPE plastic and has better aging resistance in comparison with latex and is non-alergic."

 
Wonder if these have a better failure mode than the silicone seals that are fine until they are 100% gone?
 
I saw these as well, hoping for a review from an early adopter. I'm curious about seal integrity. I have some leakage issues with silicone seals when using wet gloves, curious about how well these seal. Paragon has them in stock.
 
See my post (post #6) at the following discussion thread, where I mention the difference between Si-Tech's silicone seals and there new Elastoseals made from TPE (thermoplastic elastomer):

Silicone seals vs. Elastoseals

-Z
 
So to summarize:

- UV-durability: silicone > tpe > latex
- Sustainability: tpe > silicone
- Cheap: latex > tpe > silicone
- Can be glued: latex > tpe > silicone

The tpe seals have a coating that will flake off and need replacing at some interval?
 
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