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

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Silicone Gels  

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Note

  • silicones in breast implants probably goes here unless specified as elastomers (SILICONE ELASTOMERS); for prosthetic implants do not use /ther use

Scope note

  • Synthetic organosiloxane gels that are formed from synthetic polymers of silicone oxide with organic sidechains (polydimethylsiloxane) by lengthening the polymer chains. Unlike silicone elastomers, they are not treated with amorphous silica. They are used as fillers in breast implants.

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  • 99

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