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Descriptor
English
:
Silicone Gels
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Geles de Silicona
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Géis de Silicone
Synonyms
English
:
Gels, Silicone
Tree Number:
D02.756.650.700.755
D05.750.900.850.905
D25.720.900.850.905
J01.637.051.720.900.850.905
Definition
English
:
Synthetic organosiloxane gels that are formed from synthetic
polymers
of
silicone
oxide with organic sidechains (polydimethylsiloxane) by lengthening the
polymer
chains. Unlike
silicone elastomers
, they are not treated with amorphous silica. They are used as fillers in
breast implants.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
silicones
in
breast implants
probably goes here unless specified as
elastomers
(
SILICONE ELASTOMERS
); for prosthetic implants do not use /ther use
See Related
English
:
Breast Implants
History Note
English
:
99
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AN
analysis
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
EC
economics
HI
history
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
Record Number:
33811
Unique Identifier:
D020034
Occurrence in VHL
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DeCS