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Modulation of bacterial infection and inflammation by release of lactide from a silicone elastomer device

open access: yesBritish Journal of Pharmacy, 2023
The aim of this project is to assess the anti-bacterial and anti-inflammation properties of a matrix-type silicone elastomer device providing sustained release of DL-lactide (a cyclic ester dimer of lactic acid).
Kaifeng Huang
doaj   +1 more source

Development of Silicone Elastomer for Use in the Assessment of Padded Clothing in Rugby Union

open access: yesProceedings, 2020
Rugby Union is a collision sport, with both player to player and player to pitch impacts being frequent. Current test standards for padded clothing in rugby use impact surrogates, which may not accurately replicate the human response. Modern technologies
Angus Hughes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

History of breast implants: Back to the future

open access: yesJPRAS Open, 2022
Summary: Modern breast implants are a staple of plastic surgery, finding uses in esthetic and reconstructive procedures. Their history began in the 1960s, with the first generation of smooth devices with thick silicone elastomer, thick silicone gel, and ...
Fabio Santanelli di Pompeo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of hydrophilic pharmaceutical excipients to modulate release of metal ions from silicone elastomers

open access: yesDrug Delivery
Silicone elastomers based on polydimethylsiloxane are biocompatible and non-biodegradable thermosetting polymers used in various drug delivery applications, including subdermal implants, vaginal rings, and intrauterine devices.
Xin Shen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Low‐Temperature Imidization of Polyimides (PI) for Scalable Manufacturing of Flexible Wearable Electronics

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Low‐temperature imidization of PEG‐modified polyimide enables fully screen‐printed, roll‐to‐roll fabrication of flexible electrodes on PET substrates, delivering robust mechanical durability and reliable ECG/EMG signal performance for wearable electronics.
Akib Abdullah Khan, Jong‐Hoon Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Progress in dynamically vulcanized polyurethane/silicone rubber thermoplastic elastomer

open access: yesHecheng xiangjiao gongye, 2023
The research progress in dynamically vulcanized polyurethane/silicone rubber thermoplastic elastomer was summarized from the aspects of raw material selection, processing technology and compatibilizer with 20 references.
"CHANG Hui-qi, LIU Xin, ZHANG Chuang, ZHANG Ning, YAN Xue-ting, WU Jia-hui, HE Hai-feng, ZHAO Li-fen"
doaj   +1 more source

Adaptive Foam 3D Printing of Ultralight and Multifunctional Materials

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Adaptive foam 3D printing, enabled by expandable microspheres, imparts cellular structures to thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers, manufactured through a variety of processes including fused filament fabrication, direct ink writing, digital light processing, and inkjet printing.
Nariman Rajabifar, Amir Ameli
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of MWCNTs Dispersion and Loading on the Rheological and Electrical Properties of MWCNTs/Silicone Composite

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
The dispersion of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in silicone was significantly affected by the method of mixing. In this study, rheology showed that there was an optimal mixing time to get the MWCNTs disperse well and high loading of MWCNTs made ...
Tao Mingkang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fabrication Routes for Ionic Conducting Fiber Strain Sensors

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Ionic conducting fiber strain sensors (ICFSs) offer compliant, textile‐integrable sensing. Thus far, the commercialization of ICFSs has been constrained by fiber fabrication routes. This review provides a fabrication‐centric analysis of ICFSs correlating processing strategies with material properties and scalability.
Leo John Kershaw   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electrocapillary Modulated Interfacial Tension Amplifies Liquid Metal Transduction

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study presented an electrocapillary‐enhanced magnetohydrodynamic pumping strategy that harnesses the Lorentz force and interfacial tension modulation of liquid metal droplets to achieve amplified fluidic power. The system enabled low‐voltage, self‐oscillating fluidic transduction with enhanced pressure and flow generation, supporting compact ...
Saba Firouznia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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