Effect of saline exposure on the surface and bulk properties of medical grade silicone elastomers

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 487-497

  Kennan, J J ^a   Peters, Y A ^a   Swarthout, D E ^a   Owen, M J ^a   Namkanisorn, A ^b   Chaudhury, M K ^a,b  

^a DOW CORNING CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrolytic stability in saline; Silicone elastomer; Tensile strength and contact angle hysteresis

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BIOMATERIALS; CONTACT ANGLE; CURING; HYDROLYSIS; HYSTERESIS; PEROXIDES; SILICONES; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

HYDROLYTIC STABILITY;

ELASTOMERS;

ELASTOMER; SILICONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; HYDROLYSIS; HYSTERESIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; TEMPERATURE;

HYDROLYSIS; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 9844226209     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(19970915)36:4<487::AID-JBM6>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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