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History of breast implants: Back to the future
JPRAS 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
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Novel silicone elastomer formulations for DEAPs [PDF]
, 2013 We demonstrate that the force output and work density of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) based dielectric elastomer transducers can be significantly enhanced by the addition of high permittivity titanium dioxide nanoparticles which was also shown by Stoyanov
Skov, Anne Ladegaard +5 more
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Super-stretchable silicone elastomer applied in low voltage actuators
, 2021 Enabling desirable actuations at low voltages for silicone based dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) is challenging. Reducing the thickness and increasing the softness of the silicone film are key approaches for this purpose.
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, 2023 8891Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEA) consist of a thin dielectric elastomer film sandwiched between two compliant electrodes. The force and deformation provided by these actuators depend substantially on the electrical and mechanical material ...
Zhang, Qichen +5 more
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Drug DeliverySilicone 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
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Self-Healing, High-Permittivity Silicone Dielectric Elastomer [PDF]
, 2016 Currently used dielectric elastomers do not have the ability to self-heal after detrimental events such as tearing or electrical breakdown, which are critical issues in relation to product reliability and lifetime.
Skov, Anne Ladegaard +8 more
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MATEC 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
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.This article presents the design, modeling, and characterization of air‐pressure–actuated programmable vibroacoustic metamaterials (PVAMM). The study focuses on leveraging air pressure to dynamically tune resonance frequencies for effective noise attenuation.
William Kaal +2 more
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The Antibacterial Activities of Ag/$Nano-TiO_2$ Modified Silicone Elastomer
, 2014 We studied the ability of Ag/$nano-TiO_2$ to inhibit Staphylococcus aureus growth on silicone elastomer material. Ag/$nano-TiO_2$ silicone elastomer was prepared with different concentrations of 0%, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%.
Zhou, S., Sun, T., Shao, L., Wang, L.
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Evaluating Energy Absorption Performance of Filled Lattice Structures
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Maximum stress must be considered to robustly evaluate energy absorber designs. This approach was applied to compare all types of absorbers in a single Ashby diagram and determine the utility of filling lattice voids with a second material. High‐performance fillers can improve the performance of lattices that are limited by buckling or catastrophic ...
Christian Bonney +2 more
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