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    Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), also known as dimethylpolysiloxane or dimethicone, is a silicone polymer with a wide variety of uses, from cosmetics to industrial...
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    gel to rubber to hard plastic. The most common siloxane is linear polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), a silicone oil.[citation needed] The second-largest group...
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    formation of further foam. Commonly used agents are insoluble oils, polydimethylsiloxanes and other silicones, certain alcohols, stearates and glycols. The...
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    backbone of silicones [−R2Si−O−SiR2−]n, the premier example of which is polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The functional group R3SiO− (where the three Rs may be different)...
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    (crystalline quartz), 9% Thixatrol ST (castor oil derivative), 4% polydimethylsiloxane, 1% decamethyl cyclopentasiloxane, 1% glycerine, and 1% titanium...
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  • siloxane with organic side chains. The most important member is polydimethylsiloxane. These polymers are of commercial interest because of their relatively...
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  • a subnotebook computer Fujifilm FinePix E900, a digital camera Polydimethylsiloxane or dimethyl polysiloxane (E number: E900), a food additive Samsung...
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  • silicon atoms bear two substituents, usually methyl as in the case of polydimethylsiloxane. Some uncommon but illustrative inorganic polymers include polythiazyl...
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    molecule is the protypical disiloxane and resembles a subunit of polydimethylsiloxane. Hexamethyldisiloxane can be produced by addition of trimethylsilyl...
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    correct term for the various silicone rubbers is polysiloxanes (polydimethylsiloxanes being a large subset), referring to a saturated Si-O backbone. Corning...
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