Preferred Name

silicone gel

Synonyms
Definitions

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.

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020034

alternate name

silicone gels

definition

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.

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label

silicone gel

MeSH Descriptor ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020034

name

sil

prefLabel

silicone gel

short name

sil

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_61459

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