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Silicone Oils

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Definition: Organic siloxanes which are polymerized to the oily stage. The oils have low surface tension and density less than 1. They are used in industrial applications and in the treatment of retinal detachment, complicated by proliferative vitreoretinopathy.     
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
oxane HD  0   *Silicone Oils. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2008 Nov;246(11):1633-5
densiron-68  0   *Silicone Oils. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2008 Nov;246(11):1541-6
densiron  0   *Silicone Oils. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2006 Mar;35(3):181-4
Antifoam A  0   *Silicone Oils. Langmuir. 2005 Sep 13;21(19):8613-9
Metapex  0   *Silicone Oils Root Canal Irrigants. J Endod 2005 Jan;31(1):50-2
Silkospray  0   *Butanes *Silicone Oils Lubrication. Eur J Anaesthesiol 1993 May;10(3):227-30
fluorosilicone oil  63148-56-1   *Silicone Oils. Can J Ophthalmol 1987;22(5):251

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