Investigation of Tracking Test Method for Silicone Rubber

Physical properties of silicone rubber.

2 Mechanical engineer, USAMBRL. 3 Major, Army Medical Specialist Corps, USAMBRL. ROOM-TEMPERATURE-VULCANIZING (RTV) silicone rubber is a versatile material and easy to handle. The ingredients from which it is formed are thick liquids that vulcanize at room temperature within a short period of time after the catalyst is added. Depending upon the relative amounts of solid and foam ingredients, th...

Analysis of the Attenuation Coefficient of Composite Silicone Rubber and Gliceryn for Soft Tissue Phantom Applications

Introduction: Phantom is an object that can be used to investigate the accuracy of radiation dose delivered to patients. Phantom is usually produced from the combination of the silicone rubber as a matrix and glycerin as a filler to form a composite for the replacement of the human soft tissue. The composite is imaged using computed tomography (CT) simulator for the de...

'Silicone rubber' lenses in aphakia.

Tesicon, one of the commercially available 'silicone rubber' lenses, was used in the correction of aphakic patients. In 74% of cases the lenses were considered successful for a daily wear regimen by the patient. Furthermore, a small number of patients could wear this lens without interruption for 3 to 6 days at a time. Despite this good acceptance by patients, corneal problems (mainly staining)...

Controlled release of testosterone using silicone rubber.

Electrospinning of commercially available medical silicone rubber

Polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) films, established using the layer-by-layer (LbL) technique, are attractive for controlled drug delivery in order to improve tissue regeneration. For instance, the LbL-deposition provides the possibility to incorporate biomolecules via electrostatic interactions for drug delivery, which might be moreover combined with a stable biofunctionalization via covalent b...