Silicones

Known as: SILICONE, Silicones [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A broad family of synthetic organosiloxane polymers containing a repeating silicon-oxygen backbone with organic side groups attached via carbon… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Inamed silicone breast implant core study results at 6 years.
BACKGROUND Silicone gel-filled breast implants were developed in 1962 but did not fall under the auspices of the U.S. Food and… (More)
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2003
Review
2003
Silk-based biomaterials.
Silk from the silkworm, Bombyx mori, has been used as biomedical suture material for centuries. The unique mechanical properties… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
[Transobturator urethral suspension: mini-invasive procedure in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women].
Transobturator tape is an artificial tape designed for urethral suspension to treat female stress urinary incontinence. This tape… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Alpha-smooth muscle actin expression upregulates fibroblast contractile activity.
To evaluate whether alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) plays a role in fibroblast contractility, we first compared the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
High-speed electrically actuated elastomers with strain greater than 100%
Electrical actuators were made from films of dielectric elastomers (such as silicones) coated on both sides with compliant… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Silicatein filaments and subunits from a marine sponge direct the polymerization of silica and silicones in vitro.
Nanoscale control of the polymerization of silicon and oxygen determines the structures and properties of a wide range of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Retention of Candida albicans on acrylic resin and silicone of different surface topography.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The adhesion of microorganisms to a denture surface is a prerequisite for colonization. PURPOSE This study… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Postoperative intraocular pressure abnormalities in the Silicone Study. Silicone Study Report 4.
BACKGROUND Chronically abnormal intraocular pressure (IOP) may follow surgery for proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), using… (More)
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Complications associated with the use of silicone oil in 150 eyes after retina-vitreous surgery.
Complicated retinal detachments (RDs) were successfully managed in 150 eyes of 170 consecutive patients by one surgeon (JLF… (More)
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Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Silicone rubber substrata: a new wrinkle in the study of cell locomotion.
When tissue cells are cultured on very thin sheets of cross-linked silicone fluid, the traction forces the cells exert are made… (More)
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