Dosimetric considerations for moldable silicone composites used in radiotherapy applications
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13605
Abstract: Abstract Due to their many favorable characteristics, moldable silicone (MS) composites have gained popularity in medicine and recently, in radiotherapy applications. We investigate the dosimetric properties of silicones in radiotherapy beams and determine their suitability… read more here.
Keywords: full setup; moldable silicone; silicone composites; radiotherapy applications ... See more keywords
Ultrasensitive Strain Gauges Enabled by Graphene‐Stabilized Silicone Emulsions
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202002433
Abstract: Here, we present an approach to incorporate graphene nanosheets into a silicone rubber matrix via solid stabilization of oil-in-water emulsions. These emulsions can be cured into discrete, graphenecoated silicone balls or continuous, elastomeric films by… read more here.
Keywords: silicone; gauges enabled; strain; ultrasensitive strain ... See more keywords
Phase‐Change‐Enabled, Rapid, High‐Resolution Direct Ink Writing of Soft Silicone
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202109240
Abstract: Soft silicone is an ideal flexible material for application, e.g., in soft robotics, flexible electronics, bionics, or implantable biomedical devices. However, gravity‐driven sagging, filament stretching, and deformation can cause inevitable defects during rapid manufacturing, making… read more here.
Keywords: soft silicone; ink; phase change; silicone ... See more keywords
Interface Adsorption and Aggregation Behavior of Sulfonate-Based Anionic Silicone Surfactants in Aqueous Solution.
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DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202300152
Abstract: A series of sulfonate silicone surfactants possessing different hydrophobic groups were synthesized. Their adsorption and thermodynamic parameters in aqueous solutions were investigated by surface tension measurements, conductivity, transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. The… read more here.
Keywords: adsorption; sulfonate; aggregation behavior; silicone surfactants ... See more keywords
Realizing Vat-Photocycloaddition 3D Printing with Recyclable Synthetic Photorheological Silicone Fluids.
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DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200407
Abstract: Synthetic silicone rubbers are finding a broad spectrum of applications, yet there has been a demand for developing greener silicone rubbers with processability, recyclability, and reversible tunability in their mechanical properties. Here, a recyclable photorheological… read more here.
Keywords: irradiation; vat photocycloaddition; photocycloaddition printing; photocycloaddition ... See more keywords
Tannic acid crosslinked self-healing and reprocessable silicone elastomers with improved antibacterial and flame retardant properties.
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DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200681
Abstract: Silicone elastomers are widely used in aviation, electronics, automotive, and medical device fields, and their overuse inevitably causes recycled problems. In addition, the elastomers are subject to attack by bacteria and fire during use in… read more here.
Keywords: silicone elastomers; self healing; elastomers improved; tannic acid ... See more keywords
Silicone-based materials with tailored MR relaxation characteristics for use in reduced coil visibility and in tissue-mimicking phantom design.
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.16255
Abstract: BACKGROUND The development of materials with tailored signal intensity in MR imaging is critically important both for the reduction of signal from non-tissue hardware, as well as for the construction of tissue-mimicking phantoms. Silicone-based phantoms… read more here.
Keywords: tissue mimicking; materials tailored; relaxation; coil ... See more keywords
Robust breast quantitative susceptibility mapping in the presence of silicone.
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DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29694
Abstract: PURPOSE To (a) develop a preconditioned water-fat-silicone total field inversion (wfsTFI) algorithm that directly estimates the susceptibility map from complex multi-echo data in the breast in the presence of silicone and to (b) evaluate the… read more here.
Keywords: breast; wfstfi; presence silicone; susceptibility ... See more keywords
One-Step Synthesis of Dynamically Shaped Stiff Nanorods Using Soft Silicone Materials to Control Water Repulsion and Collection.
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DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203820
Abstract: One-dimensional silicone nanostructures, such as filaments, wires, and tubes, have attracted significant attention, owing to their remarkable application capabilities in a large range of material and surface science. However, the soft mechanical properties of silicone… read more here.
Keywords: water; one step; step synthesis; silicone ... See more keywords
Invited Discussion: A Review of the Literature on the Management of Silicone Implant Incompatibility Syndrome
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DOI: 10.1007/s00266-019-01431-4
Abstract: The possibility that silicone gel breast implants could play a role in causing an adverse immunologic reaction in selected patients was first postulated in the early 1990s. This led to a moratorium on the use… read more here.
Keywords: silicone; literature; gel breast; breast implants ... See more keywords
Discussion on “In Vivo and In Vitro Fibroblasts' Behavior and Capsular Formation in Correlation with Smooth and Textured Silicone Surfaces by Shuqing Huang, Qiong Zhu, Qiong Zhu, Yiming Zhang, Zeyuan Lei, Xin Zhou, Dongli Fan”
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DOI: 10.1007/s00266-022-02830-w
Abstract: Sir, With great interest, we read the article titled ‘‘In Vivo and In Vitro Fibroblasts’ Behavior and Capsular Formation in Correlation with Smooth and Textured Silicone Surfaces’’ by Huang et al [1]. Breast augmentation and… read more here.
Keywords: silicone; capsular formation; qiong zhu; vivo vitro ... See more keywords