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... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Siloxanes > Silicones
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Siloxanes > Silicones
Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Siloxanes > Silicones
Organic Chemicals > Organosilicon Compounds > Siloxanes > Silicones
Inorganic Chemicals > Silicon Compounds > Siloxanes > Silicones

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Silicones  

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  • Silicone

Note

  • in breast implants use SILICONE GELS or SILICONE ELASTOMERS; do not confuse with SILICON

Scope note

  • A broad family of synthetic organosiloxane polymers containing a repeating silicon-oxygen backbone with organic side groups attached via carbon-silicon bonds. Depending on their structure, they are classified as liquids, gels, and elastomers. (From Merck Index, 12th ed)

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