title: Elastic siloxane materials for endoprosthetic applications.
abstract: Data are reported on properties and application in the clinical practice of elastic silicone materials for medical uses and items thereof prepared in the S.V. Lebedev All-Union Synthetic Rubber Research Institute. The effect of the implants on the neighboring tissues and on the living organism as a whole is discussed. The possibility of using the materials under consideration for endoprostheses is demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Central Synthetic Rubber Research Institute, Leningrad, U.S.S.R.
authors.lastname: Yuzhelevskii YuA
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012833:Siloxanes
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D012833:Siloxanes