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The Silicones as Tools in Biological Engineering

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Biomaterials

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The paper discusses the requirements of a material for implantation in body tissues and deals briefly with the shortcomings of some traditional materials in this application. The silicone rubbers are then introduced, and attention is drawn to properties, peculiar to these rubbers, which makes them highly suitable for biological implantation. Extensive reference is made to many examples of such implantation.

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  1. Dow Corning Center for Aid to Medical Research, Midland, Michigan, USA

    Silas Braley

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  1. University of California, Berkeley, USA

    Lawrence Stark (Professor of Physiological Optics) (Professor of Physiological Optics)

  2. University of Illinois, Chicago Circle, USA

    Gyan Agarwal (Professor of Systems Engineering) (Professor of Systems Engineering)

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Braley, S. (1965). The Silicones as Tools in Biological Engineering. In: Stark, L., Agarwal, G. (eds) Biomaterials. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6555-0_8

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