Development of a New Poly(Dimethylsiloxane) Maxillofacial Prosthetic Material

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 252-261

  Aziz, Tariq ^a   Waters, Mark ^a   Jagger, Robert ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hardness; Maxillofacial prosthesis; Molecular weight between the cross links; Poly(dimethylsiloxane); Tear strength

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CONDENSATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PATIENT MONITORING; POLYMERS; RUBBER; SILICON;

PROSTHETIC MATERIALS;

BIOMATERIALS;

CROSS LINKING REAGENT; DIMETICONE; FILLER; POLYMER; SILICON DIOXIDE; TIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; FACE MALFORMATION; HARDNESS; MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MECHANICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; STRENGTH; TEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 0344306541     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.10559     Document Type: Article

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