Medical Material
silicone elastomer
sil·i·cone e·las·to·mer
Subclass of:
Elastomers; Silicones
Definitions related to silicone elastomers:
  • (silicone rubber) Polymers of silicone formed by crosslinking and treatment with amorphous silica to increase strength, with properties similar to vulcanized natural rubber, in that they stretch under tension, retract rapidly, and fully recover to their original dimensions upon release; they are used in the encapsulation of surgical membranes and implants.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Polymers of silicone that are formed by crosslinking and treatment with amorphous silica to increase strength. They have properties similar to vulcanized natural rubber, in that they stretch under tension, retract rapidly, and fully recover to their original dimensions upon release. They are used in the encapsulation of surgical membranes and implants.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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