Influence of additives on the water uptake of hydrosilanized silicone rubbers

Biomaterials

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 721-726

  Riggs, P D ^a   Parker, S ^a   Braden, M ^a   Kalachandra, S ^b,c  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Elastomer; Silicone; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CATALYSTS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ELASTOMERS; RUBBER; SILICA; SOLUBILITY; STOICHIOMETRY; WATER ABSORPTION;

CLASSIC DIFFUSION THEORY; HYDROPHILIC SILICA; HYDROPHOBIC SILICA; HYDROSILANIZED SILICONE RUBBERS;

SILICONES;

SILASTIC; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; SILANES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; SURFACE TENSION; WATER;

EID: 0031149853     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(96)00195-0     Document Type: Article

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