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13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials

University of Birmingham : B - Metallurgy and Materials

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Article title

Swelling of medical grade silicones in liquids and calculation of their cross-link densities

Type

D - Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.12.004

Title of journal

Medical Engineering & Physics

Article number

Volume number

Issue number

First page of article

298

ISSN of journal

1350-4533

Year of publication

2010

URL

Number of additional authors

Additional information

A method of calculating the important, yet often unknown, cross-link density in medical-grade silicone elastomers is presented based on swelling measurements and modified Flory-Huggins solution theory. This is very useful for analysing properties in commercially-sensitive medical-grade formulations where details of elastomer components or cross-linking are not available. This work led to a further project with a plastic surgeon (Yezen Sheena, Farnham Royal Hospital) on mechanical properties of medical silicones for breast implants.

Interdisciplinary

Cross-referral requested

Research group

B - Functional Materials

Proposed double-weighted

Double-weighted statement

Reserve for a double-weighted output

Non-English

English abstract