Altering the physical properties of silicone elastomers for medical device applications.
In designing prototypes of medical devices and molds, it is sometimes necessary to modify the working consistency of the unvulcanized elastomer or the softness of the vulcanized elastomer.  This article presents data demonstrating the use of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) fluids to alter the handling or the final physical properties of the elastomer.
Dow Corning Corporation, Hemlock, Michigan 48626.
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D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000737:chemistry; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014783:Viscosity