Yang Chen; David A. Valentini; Michael A. Brook
Sustainability. 2023;15(13):9941
https://doi.org/10.3390/su15139941
7 citations · 5 in 2025–2026
Editorial summary
Starch-filled silicone elastomers and foams were prepared to reduce the synthetic silicone content. Composition and hydrosilane formulation were varied to tune density, stiffness and elasticity. The work evaluates material properties rather than a clinical application.
Equipment used
Mach-1 indentation measured the Young’s modulus of silicone/starch foams using a 17 N multiaxis load cell and hemispherical indenter.
Materials (2)
Material
Rubber and Elastomer
Material
Foam
Test configurations (1)
Test configuration