SILICONE

polymer in which atoms of silicon and oxygen alternate in a chain; various organic radicals, such as the methyl group, CH3, are bound to the silicon atoms. Silicones, which are unusually stable at extreme temperatures (both high and low), may occur as liquids, rubbers, resins, or greases. Silicones are prepared from halides of organic silicon compounds by decomposition. Such compounds are chosen and used in mixtures that allow the desired molecular weight and degree of cross-linking to be obtained in the final polymer. The safety of inserting silicone prostheses into the body was questioned in a large product-liability case involving breast implants.

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books on: Silicone  - 524 results

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The Silicone Breast Implant Story: Communication and Uncertainty
Book by Marsha L. Vanderford, David H. Smith; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1996
Subjects: Breast Implants--Complications, Breast Implants--Complications--Public Opinion, Health Risk Communication, Silicones--Toxicology
...concern do not appear to be linked to silicone implants. On the other hand, the largest...Shoaib, and Patten 1994 concluded that silicone breast implants could be the cause of...disappeared following the removal of her silicone implant. Wells, Daniels, Gunasekaran...
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Sexual Health for Men: The Complete Guide
Book by Richard F. Spark; Perseus Publishing, 2000
Subjects: Hygiene, Sexual, Men--Health And Hygiene, Men--Sexual Behavior, Physical Fitness For Men, Sex (Psychology)--Health Aspects, Sexual Disorders
...breast reconstruction or augmentation, liquid silicone must be encased in a plastic bag. The silicone-containing plastic bag is then inserted...reshape the breast. On rare occasions, silicone has leaked out of the bag and drifted into...
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Debating Biology: Sociological Reflections on Health, Medicine, and Society
Book by Simon J. Williams, Lynda Birke, Gillian A. Bendelow; Routledge, 2003
Subjects: Biology--Social Aspects, Social Medicine
...and self-fulfilment (Jacobson 2000). Silicone breast implants since the 1960s Silicone breast implants were introduced in the early...Jacobson 2000). The connection between silicone and breasts itself was not new, however...
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Ethics for International Business: Decision Making in a Global Political Economy
Book by John M. Kline; Routledge, 2005
Subjects: Business Ethics, Globalization--Moral And Ethical Aspects, International Business Enterprises--Moral And Ethical Aspects
Exhibit 6.2 Foreign Sales oof Silicone Breast Implants Breast Implants Still...implant makers continue to push sales of silicone-filled implants in foreign markets...Drug Administration not to export the silicone implants. A spokesman for McGhan says...
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Living through Breast Cancer: What a Harvard Doctor and Survivor Wants You to Know about Getting the Best Care While Preserving Your Self-Image
Book by Carolyn M. Kaelin, Francesca Coltrera; McGraw-Hill, 2005
Subjects: Breast--Cancer--Popular Works
SILICONE IMPLANTS At one time, silicone implants were a popularwayto enhance a breast as well as reconstruct...only women who agreed to join a clinical trial could choose a silicone implant. This disappointed some women, who liked the more...
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journal articles on: Silicone  - 234 results

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Evolution of Experimental Thrust Wedges Accreted from Along-strike Tapered, Silicone-floored Multilayers
Journal article by F. Storti, R. Soto Marín, F. Rossetti, A. M. Casas Sainz; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 164, 2007
Subjects: Education, Geology, Grain size, Influence, Plate tectonics
...Thrust Wedges Accreted from Along-strike Tapered, Silicone-floored Multilayers by F. Storti , R. Soto...pre-deformational sediments (the sandpack). Silicone putty (Rhodia silicone 7007) was used to simulate the viscous behaviour...
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Expert Testimony: Experts Must Address Negative Epidemiology to Survive Summary Judgment in Products Liability Cases Involving Silicone Breast Implants-norris V. Baxter Healthcare Corp.1
Journal article by Nina Adatia; American Journal of Law and Medicine, Vol. 31, 2005
Subjects: Breast implants, Epidemiology, Expert witness testimony, Federal court decisions, Products liability, US Court of Appeals-Tenth Circuit
...in Products Liability Cases Involving Silicone Breast Implants-norris V. Baxter Healthcare...in Products Liability Cases Involving Silicone Breast Implants-Norris v. Baxter Healthcare...during which she received her first set of silicone and saline filled breast implants manufactured...
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Malpractice & Negligence: Negligent Undertaking Liability for Silicone Testing--dow Chemical Co. V. Mahlum
Journal article by Michelle Kohlmeier; American Journal of Law and Medicine, Vol. 25, 1999
Subjects: Dow Chemical Co, Liability, Negligence, Product testing, Supreme Court decisions, Supreme Court-Nevada
...Negligent Undertaking Liability for Silicone Testing--dow Chemical Co. V. Mahlum...Negligent Undertaking Liability for Silicone Testing-Dow Chemical Co. v. Mahlum1...duty to test completely the safety of silicone.2 However, the court reversed the...
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Assessing Causation in Breast Implant Litigation: The Role of Science Panels
Journal article by Laural L. Hooper, Joe S. Cecil, Thomas E. Willging; Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol. 64, 2001
Subjects: Breast implants--Litigation, Causation (Tort law)--Laws, regulations, etc., Evidence, Scientific--Laws, regulations, etc., Hall v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.--947 F. Supp. 1387 (D. Or. 1996), Products liability--Medical equipment, Silicone Gel Breast Implants Products Liability Litigation, In re--793 F. Supp. 1098 (J.P.M.L. 1992)
...Baxter Healthcare Corp. 7 and In re Silicone Gel Breast Implants Products Liability...regarding causation of systemic injuries by silicone gel breast implants. This article will...Part II offers a brief overview of the silicone gel breast implant product liability...
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Rupture, Leakage, and Reconstruction: The Body as a Site for the Enforcement and Reproduction of Sex-Based Legal Norms in the Breast Implant Controversy
Journal article by Anne Bloom; Columbia Journal of Gender and Law, Vol. 14, 2005
Subjects: Breast implants--Laws, regulations and rules, Breast prosthesis--Laws, regulations and rules, Breast reconstruction--Laws, regulations and rules, Mammaplasty--Laws, regulations and rules, Sexual identity--Laws, regulations and rules
...study of the controversy surrounding silicone gel breast implants, which resulted...they purport to signify. So long as the silicone gel enhanced breasts remained intact...desire. (62) For the recipients of silicone gel breast implants, the symbolic power...
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Two Doctors Ordered to Stop Silicone Injections
Magazine article by Judith E. Foulke; FDA Consumer, Vol. 27, March 1993
Subjects: Aronsohn, Richard B.--Cases, Fulton, James E., Jr.--Cases, Medical professions--Cases, Medical silicones--Laws, regulations and rules, Physicians--Cases, Plastic surgery--Methods, Silicones in medicine--Laws, regulations and rules, Surgery, Plastic--Methods
...Two Doctors Ordered to Stop Silicone Injections. by Judith E...known since 1965 that liquid silicone injections were not FDA...he had known about liquid silicones unapproved status for many...qualities and use of injectable silicone for cosmetic purposes. Aronsohn...
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Will FDA Ignore Danger of Silicone Breast Implants?
Magazine article by Jan Erickson; National NOW Times, Vol. 35, Winter 2004
Subjects: Breast implants, FDA approval, Food & Drug Administration--FDA, Health, Silicones, Women
Will FDA Ignore Danger of Silicone Breast Implants? by Jan Erickson A final decision on whether silicone breast implants will be made generally...health care systems for medical care. Silicone breast implants were withdrawn from general...
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Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants Approved
Magazine article; FDA Consumer, Vol. 41, January 2007
Subjects: Allergan Inc.--Product development, Breast implants--Licensing, certification and accreditation, Breast prosthesis--Licensing, certification and accreditation, Medical equipment and supplies industry--Product development, Medical equipment industry--Product development, Medical silicones--Licensing, certification and accreditation, Medical test kit industry--Product development, Mentor Corp.--Product development, Pharmaceutical industry--Product development, Silicones in medicine--Licensing, certification and accreditation, United States. Food and Drug Administration--Powers and duties
Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants Approved...Administration has approved the marketing of silicone gel-filled breast implants made by two...independent studies have examined whether silicone gel-filled breast implants are associated...
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Employees Drive Diversity Efforts at Ge Silicones
Magazine article by Vicki Clark; Personnel Journal, Vol. 72, May 1993
Subjects: Case studies, Chemical industry, Company profiles, Corporate culture, Employee relations programs, Equality, Female employees, GE Silicones, GE-Carbide Silicones Inc, Human resource management, Minority & ethnic groups, United States
...Drive Diversity Efforts at Ge Silicones by Vicki Clark During a period...growth in the late 1980s, GE Silicones undertook a major expansion...Waterford, New York-based silicone manufacturer hired several...corporate culture, but at GE Silicones they did. For many years...
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Silicone Breast Implants: Available under Tight Controls
Magazine article by Marian Segal; FDA Consumer, Vol. 26, June 1992
Subjects: Breast implants--Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Food and Drug Administration--Laws, regulations and rules
Silicone Breast Implants: Available under Tight...last April to allow the continued use of silicone gel-filled breast implants, but only...tissue. Younger women will be exposed to silicone for a longer time. Women with breast...
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Died for J-Lo's Bottom; Student, 20, Killed after Being Injected with Industrial Silicone in Back Street Operation
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 10, 2011
Subjects: Silicones--Casualties
...after Being Injected with Industrial Silicone in Back Street Operation. Byline: Daniel...she had the illegal butt enhancement silicone injections at a budget hotel. she was...A preliminary examination found the silicone filler had leaked into her bloodstream...
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Flex Time Silicone's Malleability, Durability Work Wonders in the Kitchen
Newspaper article by Deborah Pankey; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 9, 2008
Subjects: Flexible hours, Flexible work hours, Silicones
Flex Time Silicones Malleability, Durability...useful products that feature silicone filled the aisles, proving...about? Heres a primer: Silicone is a rubberlike material...Industries. Wilton uses silicone for whimsical cupcake holders...
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THE DJQ&A SILICONE SOUL; Clubbing
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), June 19, 2009
Subjects: Silicones
THE DJQ A SILICONE SOUL; Clubbing. Byline: andy everett CRAIG Morrison and Graeme Reedie, aka Silicone Soul, need no introduction to fans of...release on Soma Records in 1998. Next week Silicone Soul release their superb fourth studio...
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STUDENT KILLED BY BOTCHED BOTTOM IMPLANT ABROAD; US Probes Silicone Jab Death
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), February 10, 2011
Subjects: Silicones--Investigations
...BOTCHED BOTTOM IMPLANT ABROAD; US Probes Silicone Jab Death. Byline: LAURIE HANNA; ANDY...result of the botched pounds 1,120 silicone jab in a Philadelphia hotel room. The...chest pains within hours of the bodged silicone jab. She died in hospital on Tuesday...
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STUDENT DIES AFTER Pounds 1k BUM IMPLANTS AT HOTEL; Silicone Injection Stopped Aspiring Actress's Heart
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), February 10, 2011
Subjects: Actors, Actresses, Hotels and motels--Pennsylvania, Silicones
...AFTER Pounds 1k BUM IMPLANTS AT HOTEL; Silicone Injection Stopped Aspiring Actresss Heart...to Philadelphia with three friends for silicone jabs in her buttocks which she had arranged...gave the cause of Claudias death as a silicone injection to the vascular system which...
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encyclopedia articles on: Silicone  - 7 results

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Silicone
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SILICONE polymer in which...the silicon atoms. Silicones, which are unusually...resins, or greases. Silicones are prepared from...extreme temperatures, silicones are used as protective...Implants consisting of silicone gel surrounded by...
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Breast Implant
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BREAST IMPLANT saline- or silicone-filled prosthesis used after mastectomy...After reports that leakage from silicone-filled implants might be causing...billions of dollars, the claims against silicone-filled implants remain anecdotal...
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Midland , Cities, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...inc. 1887. Midland owes its development after 1890 to the Dow Chemical Company, whose corporate headquarters is there. Silicone products, chemicals, magnesium, and plastics are among the manufactures. Oil, coal, and salt are found in the area...
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Breast Cancer
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...reconstruction surgery. This reconstruction is done with breast implants or the patients own tissue. Due to the controversy over silicone implants, saline-filled implants were used from 1992 to 1998, but either type may be used now. Women who have had an axillary...
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Rubber
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...from airplane wheels to seat cushions. Other synthetics are highly oil-resistant, but their high cost limits their use. Silicone rubbers are organic derivatives of inorganic polymers, e.g., the polymer of dimethysilanediol. Very stable and flexible...
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