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Bond strength of maxillofacial silicone to various three-dimensional printing resins compared to conventional substructures [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Background Bonding between silicone elastomers and rigid substructures is critical to clinical success of extraoral maxillofacial prostheses. This study aimed to investigate the bond strength of silicone elastomers to conventional and alternative 3 ...
Berna Özcan, Tuğgen Özcivelek
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Evaluation of Shore A hardness of maxillofacial silicones: the effect of dark storage and nanoparticles

European Oral Research, 2018
DOI: 10.26650/eor.2018.469Purpose Little has been reported how the addition of nanoparticles could affect the hardness of maxillofacial silicones. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of different types of nanoparticle additives and ...
Pınar Çevi̇k
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Automatic Transmission Fluids in Electrified Transmissions: Compatibility with Elastomers

Applied Sciences, 2022
The location of the electric motor (EM) inside the transmission in an electric vehicle requires the compatibility of the automatic transmission fluids (ATFs) with the materials of the EM and the transmission.
Alejandro García-Tuero, Beatriz Ramajo, Guillermo D. Valbuena, Alfonso Fernández-González, Rafael Mendoza, Alberto García, Antolin Hernández Battez   +6 more
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Investigation into the biocompatibility and antibacterial performance of TiO2 silicone nanocomposites

British Journal of Pharmacy, 2022
Incorporation of nanoparticles into silicone elastomers to form silicone nanocomposites is an area of ongoing research, with a broad range of biomedical applications.
James Quinn, Eugénie Guimier, Louise Carson, Karl Malcolm   +3 more
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Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Avulsed Fingers with Silicone Material: A Case Report [PDF]

Dental Journal of Advance Studies, 2023
Those patients who have lost an important biological and functional part such as a hand or finger will experience changes in social acceptance that impact their psyche and sense of well-being.
Manpreet Kaur, Tarun Kalra, Manjit Kumar, Geetanjali Bansal, Manhit Lehl, Gouri Khullar   +5 more
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The Effect of Primer on Bond Strength of Silicone Prosthetic Elastomer to Polymethylmethacrylate: An in vitro Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Introduction: The aim of the study is to evaluate interfacial bond strength between silicone prosthetic elastomers and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA).
Harsh Patel, Ravi Kumar C.M., Ponnanna A.A., Arvind Singh Bithu, Kelvin Shah, Soham Prajapati   +5 more
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Chemically defined, ultrasoft PDMS elastomers with selectable elasticity for mechanobiology. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Living animal cells are strongly influenced by the mechanical properties of their environment. To model physiological conditions ultrasoft cell culture substrates, in some instances with elasticity (Young's modulus) of only 1 kPa, are mandatory.
Viktor Heinrichs, Sabine Dieluweit, Jörg Stellbrink, Wim Pyckhout-Hintzen, Nils Hersch, Dieter Richter, Rudolf Merkel   +6 more
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Self-Healable and Reprocessable Silicon Elastomers Based on Imine–Boroxine Bonds for Flexible Strain Sensor

Molecules, 2023
Silicon elastomers with excellent self-healing and reprocessing abilities are highly desirable for the advancement of next-generation energy, electronic, and robotic applications. In this study, a dual cross-linked self-healing polysiloxane elastomer was
Peng Wang, Zhuochao Wang, Lu Liu, Guobing Ying, Wenxin Cao, Jiaqi Zhu   +5 more
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Controlled swelling of biomaterial devices for improved antifouling polymer coatings

Scientific Reports, 2023
Nonspecific interactions between cells and implantable elastomers often leads to failure modes for devices such as catheters, cosmetic and reconstructive implants, and sensors.
Alexander H. Jesmer, April S. T. Marple, Ryan G. Wylie   +2 more
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Degradation patterns of silicone-based dielectric elastomers in electrical fields

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, Frederikke B. Madsen, Anne L. Skov   +2 more
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