CHIMIA, 1962 The first silicone rubber was made in 1945. Now there are two types of silicone rubbers : heat vulcanizing silicone rubbers and room temperature vulcanizing silicone rubbers.
A. Richard
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Silicone Structural Glazing Under Blast Loading
Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings, 2022 Silicone sealants have a long history of successful use in high performance windows and curtainwalls, such as structural glazing (bonding) systems which can contribute to bomb blast mitigating window designs.
Valérie Hayez +4 more
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Comparison of fiberoptic bronchoscopic intubation using silicone and polyvinyl chloride double-lumen tubes [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2023 Background Direct insertion of a double-lumen tube (DLT) using a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope (FOB) is an option for DLT intubation. The difficult process of fiberoptic intubation is that the different properties of polyvinyl chloride and silicone ...
Seyoon Kang +4 more
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High-Temperature Behavior of Silicone Sealants
Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings, 2022 Since the early 2000s, an increasing number of globally reported fires in tall buildings, which have spread quickly, have been attributed to the façade.
Valérie Hayez, Georg Scheutz
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Frontalis Transfer and Closed Silicone Rod Frontalis Suspension [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2016 Background Improvements in the degree of marginal reflex distance 1 (MRD1) were compared before and after use of the frontalis transfer (FT) method and closed silicone rod frontalis suspension surgery (SS) for severe blepharoptosis under general or local
Yong Jig Lee, David Dae Hwan Park
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Design and Fabrication of a New Expandable Transtibial Liner with Manual Volume Control: A Prototype [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2020 Diurnal volume changes is one of the main factors influencing socket fit in transtibial prosthesis and causing pressure problem issues. Embedded bladder liners have been recently a potential approach to deal with this problem.
M J Nouri +3 more
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Risk factors resulting from complications in the postoperative period of primary breast augmentation with silicone implants: Retrospective study [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2023 Introduction: Breast augmentation is one of the most performed plastic surgeries in the world. Given its high applicability, it is essential to know the risk factors related to the incidence of postoperative complications to reduce them in this type of ...
Oona Tomiê Daronch +2 more
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Brief overview on bio-based adhesives and sealants [PDF]
, 2019 Adhesives and sealants (AS) are materials with excellent properties, versatility, and simple curing mechanisms, being widely used in different areas ranging from the construction to the medical sectors.
Ana C. Fonseca +15 more
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Bone reabsorption associated with silicone implants in mentoplasty: a clinical case report [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2017 For many years, silicone implants were used in reconstructive and esthetic surgeries, especially in cases in which the facial profile of patients presented deficiencies in the inferior third of the face.
Gabriel Cardoso Ramalho +4 more
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Silicone-Induced Granulomas of Breast Implant Capsule (SIGBIC)
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2023 Teaching point: A hypoechogenic mass within the fibrous capsule of a breast implant could correspond with a silicone-induced granuloma.
Evelien Martens, Machteld Keupers
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