 Silicone (source code)

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= Silicone
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A <silicone> is a polymeric material with a silicon-oxygen backbone bearing organic substituents, commonly methyl groups. <Polydimethylsiloxane> is a familiar example.

Backbone flexibility, side groups, chain length, and crosslinking determine whether the material behaves as a fluid, gel, or elastic solid. Silicone is a polymer family and should be distinguished from elemental <silicon> and inorganic <silicon dioxide>.

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