Silicones, especially liquid silicones, can be compounded to achieve a unique blend of characteristics. These characteristics include:

• Tensile strengths to 1700PSI
• Operating temperatures from -150F to over 500F
• Tear strength to 50 kN/m
• Elongation to 1000%
• Sterilize with Steam, ETO, or Gamma
• Good Ultra Violet resistance
• Durometers from 00 to 85 Shore A
• Electrically non-conductive
• Electrically conductive
• Infinite range of colors

Specialized grades of silicone include:

• Implantable
• Oil Bleeding
• Self Bonding
• Optically Transparent
• Radiopaque
• Fluorosilicone