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Rubbers, like other plastics materials, are chemically long-chain polymeric materials. Natural rubber and many of the synthetic rubbers (or elastomers) are based on a chain of interlinked carbon atoms; the chains may themselves be further cross-linked to modify the properties of the material. The exception is the family of silicone elastomers, in which the basic chain is made from alternate silicon and oxygen atoms.
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Meardon, J.I. (1971). Synthetic & Silicone Rubbers. In: Waller, W.F. (eds) Electronics Design Materials. Macmillan Engineering Evaluations. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01176-6_9
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