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Silicone elastomers have a unique combination of properties not found with organic elastomers, such as stability over a very wide temperature range, good electrical properties and environmental resistance, no smell or taste, high biocompatibility, low softness without plasticizers, and high colourability and transparency. Despite their relatively high cost, silicone elastomers are being increasingly used for applications where durability and safety in use are particularly important such as; automotive, electrical and electronic, domestic appliances, food processing, medical devices and baby bo

Elastomers --- Silicone rubber --- Rubber, Silicone --- Rubber, Artificial

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"Women's breasts have been idealized as symbols of femininity and motherhood. They have held great social and psychological significance as objects drawing intrusive gazes, and as images of self-worth to be measured against an idealized form. It is no wonder, then, that a technology emerged to alter and "enhance" their appearance. Nora Jacobson traces the hundred-year history of one such technology: breast implants." "Organized both chronologically and thematically, this book examines the history of breast implant technology from 1895 to 1990, including the controversies that erupted in the early 1990s over the safety of the devices and the Food and Drug Administration's regulation of their use. Jacobson examines such topics as politics and bias in medical practice and the role of bureaucracies, corporations, and governments in establishing policy and regulating implant technology. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

Breast implants --- Breast Implants. --- Breast Implantation. --- Silicone Gels. --- Gels, Silicone --- Breast Implants --- Breast Prosthesis Implantation --- Breast Implantations --- Breast Prosthesis Implantations --- Implantation, Breast --- Implantation, Breast Prosthesis --- Implantations, Breast --- Implantations, Breast Prosthesis --- Prosthesis Implantation, Breast --- Prosthesis Implantations, Breast --- Breast Prosthesis, Internal --- Implants, Breast --- Breast Implant --- Breast Prostheses, Internal --- Implant, Breast --- Internal Breast Prostheses --- Internal Breast Prosthesis --- Prostheses, Internal Breast --- Prosthesis, Internal Breast --- Silicone Elastomers --- Mammaplasty --- Breast Implantation --- Silicone Gels --- Implants, Artificial --- Social aspects.

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Materials of extreme wetting properties have received significant attention, as they offer new perspectives providing numerous potential applications. Water- and oil-repellent surfaces can be used, for instance, in the automobile, microelectronics, textile and biomedical industries; in the protection and preservation of constructions, buildings and cultural heritage; and in several other applications relevant to self-cleaning, biocide treatments, oil–water separation and anti-corrosion, just to name a few. The papers included in this book present innovative production methods of advanced materials with extreme wetting properties that are designed to serve some of the abovementioned applications. Moreover, the papers explore the scientific principles behind these advanced materials and discuss their applications to different areas of coating technology.

robust superhydrophobic surface --- surface assembly mechanism --- surface disintegration mechanism --- superhydrophobic --- Cu2O --- oil–water separation --- hydrophobic treatments --- oleophobicity --- nano-particles --- stone protection --- anti-graffiti coatings --- chemical cleaning --- acrylic-based paints --- felt-tip markers --- water repellency --- calcium hydroxide --- siloxane --- marble --- cultural heritage --- conservation --- sodium methyl silicone --- earth site --- silt --- the height of capillary rise --- microscopic mechanism analysis --- XRD --- XRF --- SEM --- MIP --- plasma deposition --- organosilicon thin layers --- morphology analysis --- surface molecular structure --- goose down --- wettability --- fungus resistance --- n/a --- oil-water separation

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Biomaterials is currently one of the most important fields of study. This is because of the high degree of interdisciplinarity and the many practical solutions it provides in relation to medicine, biology, chemistry, and physics. This Special Issue provides readers with research from the domain of composite biomaterials in different applications, from controlled drug release systems to tissue engineering.

PMMA --- zirconia (ZrO2) --- nanocomposite --- denture base --- flexural strength --- impact strength --- fracture toughness --- hardness --- graphene oxide --- silicone rubber --- composite materials --- antifouling --- harmonic motion --- corn straw --- pretreatment --- dyeing --- chemical structure --- tensile properties --- UV barrier --- water-resistance --- polylactic acid --- hydroxyapatite --- composite films --- industrial bamboo residue --- holocellulose aerogel --- hydrophobicity --- fire resistance --- thermal insulation material --- nucleating agent --- isotactic polypropylene --- transcrystallinity --- natural fibres --- Tencel™ --- membrane --- cellulose --- water purification --- tissue engineering --- magnetic nanoparticles --- composite --- DDS --- hyperthermia --- collagen --- scaffolds --- membranes --- hydrogels --- whey protein fibrils --- carbon nanotubes --- carbon nano-onions --- composites --- interaction --- n/a

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This book, a collection of 12 original contributions and 4 reviews, provides a selection of the most recent advances in the preparation, characterization, and applications of polymeric nanocomposites comprising nanoparticles. The concept of nanoparticle-reinforced polymers came about three decades ago, following the outstanding discovery of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes. One of the main ideas behind this approach is to improve the matrix mechanical performance. The nanoparticles exhibit higher specific surface area, surface energy, and density compared to microparticles and, hence, lower nanofiller concentrations are needed to attain properties comparable to, or even better than, those obtained by conventional microfiller loadings, which facilitates processing and minimizes the increase in composite weight. The addition of nanoparticles into different polymer matrices opens up an important research area in the field of composite materials. Moreover, many different types of inorganic nanoparticles, such as quantum dots, metal oxides, and ceramic and metallic nanoparticles, have been incorporated into polymers for their application in a wide range of fields, ranging from medicine to photovoltaics, packaging, and structural applications.

ceramizable silicone rubber --- halloysite --- encapsulant --- drug delivery --- fillers --- ultraviolet (UV) curable coatings --- PDMS etching --- nanoparticles --- roughness --- methacryl POSS --- composite --- chlorogenic acid --- hydrophilic --- surface free energy --- theranostics --- 29Si-NMR --- borate --- dental resin --- morphology --- surface --- fabrication --- polydimethylsiloxane --- recessed electrode --- swelling --- MAPOSS --- X-ray (Micro-CT) microtomography --- mechanical properties --- plateau-shaped electrode --- hybrid hydrogel --- hardness --- sugar templating process --- bioactivity --- amphiphilic --- high molecular weight --- low surface energy materials --- PDMS --- quartz microcrystal --- 3D porous network --- fluorinated siloxane resin --- mortar --- surface modification --- poly(dimethylsiloxanes) --- scratch resistance --- multielectrode array (MEA) --- non-releasable --- sol-gel --- topology of polysiloxane chains --- cross-linking --- FTIR --- diethyl carbonate --- poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) --- TG-FTIR --- organosilane --- anti-bioadhesion --- carbon content --- nanomedicine --- thermal stability --- hybrids --- underexposure --- nanosilica --- hyperbranched poly(methylhydrosiloxanes) --- spinal cord signal recording --- ceramizable mechanism --- coatings --- TG --- silicon --- polysiloxanes --- basalt fibre --- refractive index --- drug release --- thermal conductivity --- hydrolytic polycondensation --- shrinkage --- polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes