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Cook It in a Cup! -- This fresh take on kids-in-the-kitchen cookbooks comes with six colorful silicone baking cups that children can use to prepare all sorts of individually sized treats, from little lasagnas to tiny fruit tarts. The silicone cups are nonstick, easy to clean, and safe for ovens or microwaves. Featuring 29 healthy recipes, each with color photos and easy-to-follow instructions, this cookbook is baked to perfection for young chefs! Includes: Wire-O paperback book 6 silicone cups.
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Reproduce Almost Anything With Basic Silicone Mold Making -- Reproduce Almost Anything With Basic Silicone Mold Making is a video workshop with 44-page workbook that shows you how to reproduce plastic and metal parts for prototypes, antiques, architectural models, scale models, jewelry, old cars and more. -- By watching the video and reading the workbook, you will quickly see how easy it can be to produce exact copies of almost anything. The silicon mold making method shown in the video is a simple process that allows anyone at any age to be ultra creative and can also be quite profitable. -- Chapters cover introduction to basic silicone mold making, safety tips, basic mold considerations, box construction, trouble shooting, resources and more. The author of the workbook, Ben Ridge, holds a degree in Plastics and Metal Technologies, is a full-time inventor, and a former plastics instructor. -- Using Ben's method, you can inexpensively reproduce hundreds of detailed prototypes in tough plastic; craftspeople can make durable, flexible molds for casting plaster of Paris; classic auto restorers can recreate parts in rubber, plastic, ceramic and metal; antique furniture lovers can restore missing metal or ceramic parts to increase the value of their heirlooms, and jewelers and sculptors can recreate their creations over and over again with pinpoint perfection. Includes National Materials Source list. --.
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High-Resolution Solid-State NMR of Silicates and Zeolites Gunter Engelhardt and Dieter Michel "I strongly recommend this book as an important reference for scientists concerned with the structural properties of siliceous materials." --Applied Spectroscopy This well-organized and up-to-date text gives a thorough account of the wide range of applications of multinuclear high-resolution solid-state NMR spectroscopy in silicate and zeolite science, with emphasis on the kinds of chemical information retrievable from NMR experiments. 1988 (0 471-91597-1) 485 pp. The Chemistry of Silica Solubility, Polymerization, Colloid and Surface Properties, and Biochemistry Ralph K. Iler A major component of the earth's solid surface and the constituent of sand, silica--an ageless natural staple--is also integral to industries as diverse as chemistry, biology, medicine, agriculture, metallurgy, and mining. This landmark reference details the chemistry surrounding the research and development of silica as well as information on its production and production control. 1979 (0 471-02404-X) 866 pp. The Chemistry of Organic Silicon Compounds Parts 1 and 2 Edited by Saul Patai and Zvi Rappoport "This volume will probably become the first reference consulted for C-Si chemistry." --Choice This authoritative account of organic compounds containing carbon-silicon bonds brings specialists up-to-date to the field's latest innovative turns. The emphasis in this compilation of studies--from 17 prominent researchers--is on small molecules, single bonds, analysis, structure, synthesis, spectroscopy, and reaction mechanisms. Part 1:1989 (0 471-91441-X) 892 pp. Part 2:1989 (0 471-91992-6) 1,668 pp..
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Silicone elastomers are important materials for many application areas such as automotive, electric and electronics, domestic appliances and medical They are increasingly being used to substitute for organic rubbers, because of their advantageous properties.

This is a very comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art in silicone elastomers. It deals with the advantages of using silicone rubbers, such as high temperature and chemical resistance, pigmentability and transparency, combined with good electrical properties.

It describes processing by extrusion, injection moulding and calendering, and the use of silicones in flexible and rigid mould making. The key issues concerning the processing of silicones are addressed here.

The key material types and the nomenclature used to describe silicones are explained. Room temperature vulcanised (RTV), high temperature vulcanised (HTV) and liquid silicone rubbers (LSR) are all discussed.

Speciality silicones are continually being developed to meet specific application requirements, for example, standard silicone is a good electrical insulator and is used in cable coverings, however, conductive silicones are now available. These new grades of silicones are described and compared to standard grades for key performance issues.

This review is packed with details on specific silicone materials, containing over 50 tables of information together with useful graphs. It is much longer than the usual reviews in this series.

The review is accompanied by around 400 abstracts from the Rapra Abstracts database, to facilitate further reading on this subject.

Key features…
* Applications
* Property requirements of applications
* Properties of standard and speciality elastomers
* Basic chemistry
* Curing
* Processing
* Useful tables of data.
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An Introduction to the CHEMISTRY of the SILICONES By EUGENE G. ROCHOW Research Laboratory, General Electric Company NEW YORK JOHN WILEY SONS, INC. LONDON CHAPMAN HALL, LIMITED COPYRIGHT, 1946 BY EUGENE G. ROCHOW AU Rights Reserved This book or any part thereof must not be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher. SECOND PRINTING, MARCH, 1947 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA To P. G. F. PREFACE The organic compounds of silicon, which have been the subject of many scholarly researches during the past 80 years, at last show promise of emerging from the laboratory and finding a place in industry. An understanding of the behavior of organosilicon materials is necessary to their intelligent use and, inasmuch as the chemistry of these substances ordinarily is not treated in our textbooks, it is possible that a compact yet comprehensive survey of our present knowledge in this field would be of service to chemists, engineers, and industrial designers. This volume has just such a purpose. The first few chapters review the silanes and their derivatives in some detail, in order to provide an understanding of the fundamental chemistry of the nonsilicate com pounds of silicon. The later chapters emphasize the silicone polymers which have achieved commercial importance and deal with the methods for their preparation, their chemical and physical properties, and their possible usas. The processes available for large-scale production are treated separately, and a review of methods of analysis is included. In order not to burden the text with definitions and explanations of nomenclature which might already be familiar to some readers, an extensive glossary of terms is appended. An exhaustive review of the literature on organic compounds of sili con cannot very well be included in a volume intended for the non specialist. However, many references are provided, and tables of most of the known compounds and their properties are included in the appropriate chapters. The reader will find comprehensive reviews of publications in Friends Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry, Volume 11, Part 2 Krause and von Grossed Chemie der Metallorgamschen Ver bindungen, Dolgows Chemistry of the Silica-Organic Compounds, and Bygdens Silizium als Vertreter des Kohlenstoffs organischen Verbindun gen. A more recent and more complete compilation of the literature on organic compounds of silicon would be welcomed by every investigator in the field. Since this work presents a point of view rather than an uncritical compilation of published fact, the author must assume entire responsi bility for the opinions expressed. However, he is greatly indebted to his coworkers iu the research laboratory of the General Electriq Com vii viii PREFACE pany for helpful advice and criticisms. In a larger sense this work is the result of many years of common endeavor in a most interesting field of research. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE 1. THE SIMPLE COVALENT COMPOUNDS OF SILICON 1 Introduction 1 Chemical Behavior of the Element 3 The Hydrides 4 The Halides 9 The Esters or Ethers 12 Index of Representative Compounds 16 2. THE ORGANOSILICON MONOMERS 18 Methods for Carbon-Silicon Bonds 19 The Alkyls 30 The Alkylsilanes 32 The Alkylhalosilanes 33 The Alkylalkoxysilanes 37 Index of Representative Compounds 39 3. TYPES OF ORGANOSI LICON POLYMERS 45 Silicon Chains 45 Silicon-Carbon Chains 46 Siloxane Chains 49 Siloxane Networks 53 Index of Representative Compounds 58 4. PROPERTIES OF THE SPECIFIC SILICONS POLYMERS 60 Alkyl Silicones 62 Methyl Silicone Oil 64 Methyl Silicone Resins 70 Silicone Rubber 72 Ethyl Silicone Resins 73 Other Alkyl Silicone Resins 74 Aryl Silicones 77 Alkyl-Aryl Silicones 80 5. WATER-REPELLENT FILMS FROM ORGANOSILICON MATERIALS 83 Reaction of Methylchlorosilanes 83 Uses 85 6. TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF SILICONES 89 The Intermediates 90 The Grignard Method 91 The Direct Method 96 Processing 101 Toxicity 103 Future Expansion 104 ix CONTENTS CHAPTER 7....
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This first of its kind, illustrated manual provides a bridge between silicone mold making and a variety of applications used in the confectionery arts. Starting with basic mold making skills and progressing up through advanced techniques, this book reveals how to make food grade and cost-effective non-food grade silicone molds. Contents Making a Silicone Modl of a Cloisonné Bell Molding a Decorative Picture Frame and Stand Creating a Separate Insert for the Frane Using Textured Paper to laminate a Palette Making a Production "Gang" Mold of a Jewel Chef's Casting - Keegan Gerhard Using Silicone Molds to Cast Chocolate and Sugar Amenities Using Urethane Rubber to Make a Flexible Fish Model Making a giant press Mold of a Palm Frond Using a Mold to Rework a Chocolate Ring Carving Chef's Casting - John Kraus and Jacquy Pfeiffer Using Silicone Molds to Create an Aquatic Sugar Showpiece Advanced Mold Making Techniques: Making a Brush Applied Mold of a Figurine Chef's Casting - Jacquy Pfeiffer Casts the Sugar Figurine Molding a Piece of Bamboo and Laminating Shapes for a Sugar Sculpture Chef's Casting - Ewald Notter Creates an Oriental Showpiece Making Components for chef Sebastien Canonne's M.O.F. Competition Chef's Casting - Sebastien Canonne Casts the Components for the M.O.F. Competition Advanced Model Making Techniques: Using Molds as a Sculptural Tool Chef's Casting - Sebastien Canonne and Jacquy Pfeiffer Cast and Assemble a Chocolate Sculpture Chef's Casting - Keegan Gerhard Extreme Casting: Taking Chocolate Sculpture in a New Direction Appendix Glossary Color Gallery Index.
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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on silicones in primary forms in Mexico face a number of questions Which countries are supplying silicones in primary forms to Mexico? How important is Mexico compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of silicones in primary forms vary from one country of origin to another in Mexico? On the supply side, Mexico also exports silicones in primary forms. Which countries receive the most exports from Mexico? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for silicones in primary forms in Mexico. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for silicones in primary forms for those countries serving Mexico via exports, or supplying from Mexico via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where Mexico fits into the world market for imported and exported silicones in primary forms. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for Mexico in particular, is estimated using a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on both demand- and supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market destination. These shares lead to a volume of import and export values for each country and are aggregated to regional and world totals. In doing so, we are able to obtain maximum likelihood estimates of both the value of each market and the share that Mexico is likely to receive this year. From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize Mexico compared to other major country markets. In this way, all the figures provided in this report are forecasts that can be combined with internal information sources for strategic planning purposes..
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To reveal to the "people" what has actually happened to these women before and after implantation and their sufferings and realizations concerning the manipulation of general opinion and media interests by large corporations and the major cover-up that has taken place in this medical device industry..
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This volume examines one health issue -- breast implants -- across a series of contexts often thought to be separate -- media coverage, doctor-patient interaction, doctor-doctor professional communication, support group dialogues, public relations campaigns, and more. In so doing, it provides a narrative of how communication shapes the individual perceptions of health, government, and social policy concerning health care.

At the core of the silicone breast implant controversy is the need for people to act amid uncertainty about the health risks involved. This need to weigh action in the midst of uncertain risk characterizes a large number of health issues. The attempts of patients, physicians, drug manufacturers, and others to seek and provide both information and influence makes communication central to these issues. Consequently, the questions explored in this volume will interest a diverse group of readers. This audience includes plastic surgeons in particular, physicians in general, and anyone involved with women's health issues. As the medical profession struggles with its identity amid changes in public attitudes, government regulations, and medical practices, this volume's findings concerning media portrayals of doctors and medical devices become even more important.

Finally, this study reveals how interrelated public information and private decisions are, and how closely media and interpersonal relationships fit. Tracing one medical issue across interpersonal, organizational, public relations, and mediated forums has clearly demonstrated the multiple ways those communication channels overlap and inform one another.
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"Serves as a comprehensive introduction to the preparation, uses, and physical chemistry of silicone surfactants--focusing on silicone polyoxyalkylene copolymers that are surface active in both aqueous and nonaqueous systems. Covers applications in the manufacture of polyurethane foam, coatings, wetting agents, fabric finishes, and polymer surface modifiers.".
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