CONCLUSION
DECAY
Silicone adhesive can be a good solution for strong, yet gentle adhesives that are repositionable. The current study demonstrates that the OxySoftN sensor made of silicone had greater repositionability and less skin removal compared to the traditional MaxN sensor with acrylic and synthetic rubber adhesives. TEWL shows that there was not damage to the skin barrier function during removal of the device. Protein removal results show that they are more sensitive to changes in adhesives than TEWL and that OxySoftN removes a significantly less amount of skin compared to MaxN. Reapplication results show that the decay curves of the adhesives are markedly different and that the OxySoftN can withstand 18 repositions to skin, potentially more. These three metrics combined show that the new adhesive is gentler, as well as having the ability to stay adhered to the patient for a larger number of repositions.