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Silicone foam and method for making it

US4859712A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 12, 1988
Grant dateAug 22, 1989
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08J2383/04
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method to make a silicone foam. A layer of crystalline material is embedded in a layer of uncured silicone. The crystalline material is closely packed in crystal-to-crystal contact, the crystals being provided in a plurality of sizes or ranges of size to increase the packing ratio of the crystals as a group. The silicone is cured and then the crystals are dissolved out with a solvent that dissolves them but does not dissolve the silicone.

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