One reaction to make highly stretchable or extremely soft silicone elastomers from easily available materials [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2022 Several strategies have been explored for overcoming limitations on the ultimate extensibility and softness of silicone elastomers but they either increase process complexity or lead to mechanical instabilities in the resulting elastomers.
Pengpeng Hu +2 more
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Reliable Condensation Curing Silicone Elastomers with Tailorable Properties [PDF]
Molecules, 2020 The long-term stability of condensation curing silicone elastomers can be affected by many factors such as curing environment, cross-linker type and concentration, and catalyst concentration.
Alena Jurásková +4 more
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Tannic Acid as a Natural Crosslinker for Catalyst-Free Silicone Elastomers From Hydrogen Bonding to Covalent Bonding [PDF]
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021 The construction of silicone elastomers crosslinked by a natural crosslinker under a catalyst-free method is highly desirable. Herein we present catalyst-free silicone elastomers (SEs) by simply introducing tannic acid (TA) as a natural crosslinker when ...
Sen Kong +5 more
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Superstretchable and Processable Silicone Elastomers by Digital Light Processing 3D Printing
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019 A series of photosensitive resins suitable for the production of silicone elastomers through digital light processing 3D printing are reported. Based on thiol–ene click reaction between a branched mercaptan-functionalized polysiloxane and different ...
Tingting Zhao, Ran Yu, Shan Li
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Degradation patterns of silicone-based dielectric elastomers in electrical fields [PDF]
International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, 2018 Silicone elastomers have been heavily investigated as candidates for the flexible insulator material in dielectric elastomer transducers and are as such almost ideal candidates because of their inherent softness and compliance.
Liyun Yu +2 more
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Designing reliable silicone elastomers for high-temperature applications [PDF]
Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2018 Reliability and durability are strict requirements for silicone elastomers employed in high-temperature applications, if long-time device performance is desired.
Liyun Yu +2 more
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Use of hydrophilic pharmaceutical excipients to modulate release of metal ions from silicone elastomers [PDF]
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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3D printing of silicone and polyurethane elastomers for medical device application: A review
Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 2023 Elastomers play a significant role across different fields including healthcare. They have similar mechanical properties to some of the soft tissues of the human body, which makes them useful in applications such as implants and prosthetics.
Myka Mae Duran
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In vitro study of effects of aging and processing conditions on colour change in maxillofacial silicone elastomers [PDF]
BMC Oral Health, 2019 Background The inherent colour change in maxillofacial silicone elastomers becomes perceptible 6–12 months after fabrication. Determining the factors that accelerate the degradation of the prosthesis can help the clinicians increase its life span ...
Ebru Demet Cifter +5 more
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Effect of vulcanization temperature and dental stone colour on colour degradation of maxillofacial silicone elastomers [PDF]
BMC Oral Health, 2017 Background Colour degradation is a major problem in maxillofacial silicone elastomers. Recent studies have focused on colour stability and the mechanical properties of the silicone elastomers.
Ebru Demet Cifter +6 more
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