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ArticlePolymers2023

Enhanced Low-Density Silicone Foams Blown by Water-Hydroxyl Blends.

Ingrid Rebane, Karl Jakob Levin, Uno Mäeorg, Urmas Johanson, Peeter Piirimägi, Tauri Tätte, Tarmo Tamm

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Article in Polymers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ingrid RebaneInstitute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0001-7219-2951
Karl Jakob LevinInstitute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0009-0004-2071-5078
Uno MäeorgInstitute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.
Urmas JohansonInstitute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0003-0649-2344
Peeter PiirimägiEstelaxe Ltd., Kivimurru 2, 65605 Võru, Estonia.
Tauri TätteInstitute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.
Tarmo TammInstitute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0003-0466-2514

Funding

Archimedes Foundation 2014-2020.4.02.19-0155
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Water, alcohols, diols, and glycerol are low-cost blowing agents that can be used to create the desired silicone foam structures. Although their combined use can be beneficial, it remains unclear how it affects the physical properties of the resulting materials. We conducted a comparative study of these hydroxyl-bearing blowing agents in fumed silica- and mica-filled polymer composite systems for simultaneous blowing and crosslinking to obtain a low-density, uniform porosity and superior mechanical properties. The foams were optimized for a uniform open-pore structure with densities ranging from 75 to 150 kg‧m

Indexed as

blowing agentselastomeric foamsinjection moldinglightweight materialsopen-cell cellular structuresporous PDMSsilicone foams

Identifiers

PMID38006148
PMCPMC10675139

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