elastomer
noun
elas·to·mer
i-ˈla-stə-mər 
: any of various elastic substances resembling rubber
polyvinyl elastomers
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All implants, regardless of fill type, have a silicone elastomer shell that may weaken over time due to constant movement, folding and pressure.
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Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Executives at Denka, a Japanese company that acquired the elastomer plant from DuPont in 2015, could not be reached for comment.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
The elastomer changes luminance and capacitance (the ability to store an electrical charge) when stretched, rolled and otherwise deformed.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2016
This robotic ray, which was developed at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, is propelled by soft flapping wings made of dielectric elastomers, which bend when electricity is applied to them.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Apr. 2017
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Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Executives at Denka, a Japanese company that acquired the elastomer plant from DuPont in 2015, could not be reached for comment.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
The elastomer changes luminance and capacitance (the ability to store an electrical charge) when stretched, rolled and otherwise deformed.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2016
This robotic ray, which was developed at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, is propelled by soft flapping wings made of dielectric elastomers, which bend when electricity is applied to them.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Apr. 2017
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“Elastomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elastomer. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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