T his article aims to describe how scientific advances in silicone technology have affected the patient’s experience in stoma care and why this is important. Previous publications by White (2014a; b) described in detail the use of silicone technology to maintain healthy skin in stoma care. The prevention of skin damage by choosing products that have a sound research base provides patients with ...

Intracranial silicone oil is a rare complication of intraocular endotamponade with silicone oil. We describe a case of intraventricular silicone oil fortuitously observed 38 months after an intraocular tamponade for a complicated retinal detachment in an 82 year-old woman admitted in the Department of Neurology for a stroke. We confirm the migration of silicone oil along the optic nerve. We dis...

New products must be more quickly and cheaply developed, manufactured and introduced to the market due to the pressure of global competition. This work demonstrates a technique for producing accurate wax patterns made from a high precision silicone rubber mold. Silicone rubber mold is cut into five components, which is the minimum number of components for assembling the silicone rubber mold. Th...

Varying the substrate temperature T(s) from 285 to 353 K, both the aggregation behavior of Ag atoms and the preferred structures of the atomic Ag islands on silicone oil surfaces are investigated. After deposition, the deposited Ag atoms form isolated islands with a preferred height. Our observations reveal that, as T(s) increases, the preferred island height increases from 20.0 to 33.0 nm, whi...

To the Editor: We present the unusual case of a patient with leakage of a silicone implant, developing lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. A 55-year-old woman consulted us because of recurrent unexplained low grade fever since 1985. In 1977 the patient received silicone implants in both breasts. A mammography in 1992 showed a faint granular shadow, indicating leakage of the left silicone implant. Two y...

Breast augmentation with implants is one of the most commonly performed plastic surgery procedures. The goal of the operation is to increase the size, shape or fullness of the breast. It is accomplished by placing silicone, saline or alternative composite breast implants under the chest muscles, fascia or the mammary gland. This type of operation is no exception concerning the occurrence of com...

An exhaled breath sampler based on condensational growth and cyclone centrifugation (BSCC) was developed evaluated. The BSCC increases the size of aerosols through then collects them as liquid sample via centrifugation. This enables rapid collection eliminates certain pre-treatment steps for pathogenic microorganism analysis. Laboratory-generated were mixed with saturated water vapor to simulat...

In contrast to the low-level use of silicone polymers as additives, silicone resins can be major components of the coating. Here they are used as binders or co-binders, imparting important benefits such as durability throughout the life of the coating. Silicone resins offer resistance to weathering in paints for exterior surfaces such as bridges and metal cladding on buildings. They also provid...

The technician by virtue of his profession plays an important role in fabricating silicone tongue prosthesis for a total glossectomy patient. The technician, with his skills and specialized knowledge in handling material, plays a valuable role as a member of the oncology team. A patient with total glossectomy can be rehabilitated by silicone tongue prosthesis as an aid to improve his speech and...