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    Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), also known as dimethylpolysiloxane or dimethicone, is a silicone polymer with a wide variety of uses, from cosmetics to industrial...
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    gel to rubber to hard plastic. The most common siloxane is linear polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), a silicone oil.[citation needed] The second-largest group...
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    backbone of silicones [−R2Si−O−SiR2−]n, the premier example of which is polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The functional group R3SiO− (where the three Rs may be different)...
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    formation of further foam. Commonly used agents are insoluble oils, polydimethylsiloxanes and other silicones, certain alcohols, stearates and glycols. The...
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  • siloxane with organic side chains. The most important member is polydimethylsiloxane. These polymers are of commercial interest because of their relatively...
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    some movement. In 2018, a functional dry electrode composed of a polydimethylsiloxane elastomer filled with conductive carbon nanofibers was reported....
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    both foam and non-foam polyurethane polymers. They take the form of polydimethylsiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers, silicone oils, nonylphenol ethoxylates...
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    susceptible to thermal degradation than inorganic polymers such as polydimethylsiloxane and are therefore not ideal for most high-temperature applications...
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    correct term for the various silicone rubbers is polysiloxanes (polydimethylsiloxanes being a large subset), referring to a saturated Si-O backbone. Corning...
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  • silicon atoms bear two substituents, usually methyl as in the case of polydimethylsiloxane. Some uncommon but illustrative inorganic polymers include polythiazyl...
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    Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a typical release agent....
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  • Structure of polydimethylsiloxane, illustrating a polymer with an inorganic backbone....
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    the rate of thousands per second. The devices were created from polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and used Forster resonance energy transfer, FRET assays to...
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    molecule is the protypical disiloxane and resembles a subunit of polydimethylsiloxane. Hexamethyldisiloxane can be produced by addition of trimethylsilyl...
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    A 2014 study has shown that gecko adhesion to smooth Teflon and polydimethylsiloxane surfaces is mainly determined by electrostatic interaction (caused...
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    (crystalline quartz), 9% Thixatrol ST (castor oil derivative), 4% polydimethylsiloxane, 1% decamethyl cyclopentasiloxane, 1% glycerine, and 1% titanium...
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    Mirena, is a small hollow cylinder containing levonorgestrel and polydimethylsiloxane and covered with a release rate controlling membrane. Levonorgestrel...
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  • Dimethylsilicon dichloride is a monomer that, upon hydrolysis, gives polydimethylsiloxane. Ethyl methacrylate is an acrylic monomer that, when combined with...
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    Li; Wang, Zhong Lin; Zhu, Guang (2018-09-07). "Flexible Porous Polydimethylsiloxane/Lead Zirconate Titanate-Based Nanogenerator Enabled by the Dual Effect...
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  • silicone oil with a thickener. Most commonly, the silicone oil is polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and the thickener is amorphous fumed silica. Using this formulation...
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  • aluminosilicate 558 bentonite 559 aluminium silicate 570 stearic acid 900 polydimethylsiloxane Lück, Erich; von Rymon Lipinski, Gert-Wolfhard (2000). "Foods, 3...
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    shape. It is 98% ultra-fine grain sand mixed with 2% dimethicone (polydimethylsiloxane), and coated with olive oil. Because of its oil coating, the sand...
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    used for ablative shields include, for example carbon phenolic, polydimethylsiloxane composite with silica filler and carbon fibers, or as in of some...
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    Super Size Me also alleged inclusion of ingredients such as TBHQ, polydimethylsiloxane, and others not used by a typical home cook. This was subsequently...
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    329–1.338 Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) 1.403 Sylgard 184 (polydimethylsiloxane) 1.4118 Sugar solution, 50% 1.4200 Polylactic acid 1.46 Pyrex (a...
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    Researchers from the National University of Singapore invented a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-coated nanoelectromechanical system diaphragm embedded with...
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  • terephthalate, polyacrylonitrile, etc. New silicone-based compounds, such as polydimethylsiloxane, work by lubricating the fibers. Manufacturers use derivatives with...
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    the dichloride produces a mixture of cyclic dimethylsiloxanes and polydimethylsiloxane. From this mixture, the cyclic siloxanes including D4 can be removed...
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    environment, directly in front of the pipette. The pipettes are made from polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) which is formed using reactive injection molding. Interfacing...
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    fries are made using 19 ingredients, which include dextrose, TBHQ, polydimethylsiloxane, citric acid, and sodium acid pyrophosphate. The restaurant uses...
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