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Introduction Silicone is a plastic that we encounter in a wide range of products in everyday life. It is physiologically harmless, which is why it is a popular plastic in medical technology, where it is used to make implants, artificial heart valves or pacemakers. It is also found in everyday products such as hair shampoos, gels, cosmetics or even the popular silicone baking pans. [...]

Silicone rubber is ideally suited for the production of a wide variety of molded parts. Due to its production and processing, silicone rubber can be used to produce complexly shaped workpieces precisely and inexpensively. The resulting parts are robust, highly resistant to chemicals and mechanical stresses, and can be used in a wide variety of applications. Sealing and fixing elements are made of silicone rubber, as well as industrial prototypes and precision molded parts. Due to its non-toxicity, silicone rubber is [...]

What is meant by TPE (thermoplastic elastomers)? Thermoplastic elastomers are a chemically quite different group of plastics with great economic importance. At room temperature, all TPEs behave like classic elastomers. Above a certain temperature, instead of thermal decomposition, melting sets in, so that TPEs can be molded like classic thermoplastics. Since TPEs are basically [...]