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Polymers

Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Polymers. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Polymers.

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Biopolymers - Polymers synthesized by living organisms. They play a role in the formation of macromolecular struct...

Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate - The reaction product of bisphenol A and glycidyl methacrylate that undergoes polymerization when exp...

Bone Cements - Adhesives used to fix prosthetic devices to bones and to cement bone to bone in difficult fractures....

Bucrylate - Cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive also used to occlude blood vessels supplying neoplastic or other disea...

Cellophane - A generic name for film produced from wood pulp by the viscose process. It is a thin, transparent sh...

Cellulose - A polysaccharide with glucose units linked as in CELLOBIOSE. It is the chief constituent of plant fi...

Cetomacrogol - Non-ionic surfactant of the polyethylene glycol family. It is used as a solubilizer and emulsifying ...

Cholestyramine Resin - A strongly basic anion exchange resin whose main constituent is polystyrene trimethylbenzylammonium ...

Colestipol - Highly crosslinked and insoluble basic anion exchange resin used as anticholesteremic. It may also m...

Collodion - A nitrocellulose solution in ether and alcohol. Collodion has a wide range of uses in industry inclu...

Compomers - Composite materials composed of an ion-leachable glass embedded in a polymeric matrix. They differ f...

Composite Resins - Synthetic resins, containing an inert filler, that are widely used in dentistry....

Cyanoacrylates - A group of compounds having the general formula CH2=C(CN)-COOR; it polymerizes on contact with moist...

Dimethylpolysiloxanes - Silicone polymers which consist of silicon atoms substituted with methyl groups and linked by oxygen...

Elastomers - A generic term for all substances having the properties of stretching under tension, high tensile st...

Enbucrilate - A tissue adhesive that is applied as a monomer to moist tissue and polymerizes to form a bond. It is...

Epoxy Resins - Organic compounds containing an epoxide group and characterized by strength and thermosetting proper...

Gutta-Percha - Coagulated exudate isolated from several species of the tropical tree Palaquium (Sapotaceae). It is ...

Hexadimethrine - A synthetic polymer which agglutinates red blood cells. It is used as a heparin antagonist....

Hydrogel - A network of cross-linked hydrophilic macromolecules used in biomedical applications....

Latex - A milky, product excreted from the latex canals of a variety of plant species that contain cauotchou...

Latex - A milky, product excreted from the latex canals of a variety of plant species that contain cauotchou...

Latex - A milky, product excreted from the latex canals of a variety of plant species that contain cauotchou...

Lignin - The most abundant natural aromatic organic polymer found in all vascular plants. Lignin together wit...

Methylmethacrylate - The methyl ester of methacrylic acid. It polymerizes easily to form POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE. It is u...

Methylmethacrylates - The methyl esters of methacrylic acid that polymerize easily and are used as tissue cements, dental ...

Neoprene - An oil-resistant synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of chloroprene....

Nonoxynol - Nonionic surfactant mixtures varying in the number of repeating ethoxy (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) groups. ...

Nylons - Polymers where the main polymer chain comprises recurring amide groups. These compounds are generall...

Octoxynol - Nonionic surfactant mixtures varying in the number of repeating ethoxy (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) groups. ...

Plastics - Polymeric materials (usually organic) of large molecular weight which can be shaped by flow. Plastic...

Poloxalene - A copolymer of polyethylene and polypropylene ether glycol. It is a non-ionic polyol surface-active ...

Poloxamer - A nonionic polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block co-polymer with the general formula HO(C2H4O)a(-C3...

Polyanetholesulfonate - A compound originally developed as an anticoagulant, but possessing anticomplement action and loweri...

Polydioxanone - An absorbable suture material used also as ligating clips, as pins for internal fixation of broken b...

Polyesters - Polymers of organic acids and alcohols, with ester linkages--usually polyethylene terephthalate; can...

Polyethylene - A vinyl polymer made from ethylene. It can be branched or linear. Branched or low-density polyethyle...

Polyethylene Glycols - Polymers of ETHYLENE OXIDE and water and their ethers. They vary in consistency from liquid to solid...

Polyethylene Terephthalates - Polyester polymers formed from terephthalic acid or its esters and ethylene glycol. They can be form...

Polyethyleneimine - Strongly cationic polymer that binds to certain proteins; used as a marker in immunology, to precipi...

Polyethylenes - Synthetic thermoplastics that are tough, flexible, inert, and resistant to chemicals and electrical ...

Polygeline - A 3.5 per cent colloidal solution containing urea-cross-linked polymerized peptides. It has a molecu...

Polyglactin 910 - A polyester used for absorbable sutures & surgical mesh, especially in ophthalmic surgery. 2-Hydrox...

Polyglycolic Acid - A biocompatible polymer used as a surgical suture material....

Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate - A biocompatible, hydrophilic, inert gel that is permeable to tissue fluids. It is used as an embeddi...

Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate - A biocompatible, hydrophilic, inert gel that is permeable to tissue fluids. It is used as an embeddi...

Polymers - Compounds formed by the joining of smaller, usually repeating, units linked by covalent bonds. These...

Polymethacrylic Acids - Poly-2-methylpropenoic acids. Used in the manufacture of methacrylate resins and plastics in the for...

Polymethyl Methacrylate - Polymerized methyl methacrylate monomers which are used as sheets, moulding, extrusion powders, surf...

Polyphloretin Phosphate - A polymeric mixture of polyesters of phosphoric acid and phloretin. It blocks some cellular response...

Polypropylenes - Propylene or propene polymers. Thermoplastics that can be extruded into fibers, films or solid forms...

Polysorbates - Sorbitan mono-9-octadecanoate poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivatives; complex mixtures of polyoxyethyl...

Polystyrenes - Polymerized forms of styrene used as a biocompatible material, especially in dentistry. They are the...

Polytetrafluoroethylene - Homopolymer of tetrafluoroethylene. Nonflammable, tough, inert plastic tubing or sheeting; used to l...

Polyurethanes - A group of thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers containing polyisocyanate. They are used as ELAST...

Polyurethanes - A group of thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers containing polyisocyanate. They are used as ELAST...

Polyvinyl Alcohol - A polymer prepared from polyvinyl acetates by replacement of the acetate groups with hydroxyl groups...

Polyvinyl Chloride - A polyvinyl resin used extensively in the manufacture of plastics, including medical devices, tubing...

Polyvinyl Chloride - A polyvinyl resin used extensively in the manufacture of plastics, including medical devices, tubing...

Povidone - A polyvinyl polymer of variable molecular weight; used as suspending and dispersing agent and vehicl...

Povidone-Iodine - An iodinated polyvinyl polymer used as topical antiseptic in surgery and for skin and mucous membran...

Proplast - Polymer of polytetrafluoroethylene and carbon filaments; porous biocompatible material used in orofa...

Pyran Copolymer - Copolymer of divinyl ether and maleic anhydride that acts as an immunostimulant with antineoplastic ...

Resin Cements - Dental cements composed either of polymethyl methacrylate or dimethacrylate, produced by mixing an a...

Resins, Synthetic - Polymers of high molecular weight which at some stage are capable of being molded and then harden to...

Rubber - A high-molecular-weight polymeric elastomer derived from the milk juice (LATEX) of HEVEA brasiliensi...

Rubber - A high-molecular-weight polymeric elastomer derived from the milk juice (LATEX) of HEVEA brasiliensi...

Silicone Elastomers - Polymers of silicone that are formed by crosslinking and treatment with amorphous silica to increase...

Silicone Elastomers - Polymers of silicone that are formed by crosslinking and treatment with amorphous silica to increase...

Silicone Gels - Synthetic organosiloxane gels that are formed from synthetic polymers of silicone oxide with organic...

Silicone Oils - Organic siloxanes which are polymerized to the oily stage. The oils have low surface tension and den...

Silicones - A broad family of synthetic organosiloxane polymers containing a repeating silicon-oxygen backbone w...

Siloxanes - Silicon polymers that contain alternate silicon and oxygen atoms in linear or cyclic molecular struc...

Simethicone - A poly(dimethylsiloxane) which is a polymer of 200-350 units of dimethylsiloxane, along with added ...