What is silicone?

#166At some point, silicone snuck onto the scene and found its way into many of our kitchens. It seems kinda like rubber, kinda like plastic, but somehow different. But how? Is silicone better, worse, or just different? What's going on at the molecular level, and can that tell us why silicone started replacing many kitchen utensils?References from this Episodehttps://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/14/siliconhttps://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/silicones/3005950.article https://edu.rsc.org/soundbite/silicon-and-silicones/2021259.articlehttps://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/qo/d0qo01075hhttps://europepmc.org/article/med/2204381https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22575024/ https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(22)00521-7/fulltext Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville J0HNTR0Y Jeannette Napoleon Cullyn R Erica Bee Elizabeth P Sarah Moar Rachel Reina Letila Katrina Barnum-Huckins Suzanne Phillips Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Check out our website at chemforyourlife.comWatch our episodes on YouTubeFind us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife.Want to start your own podcast? Use Transistor and you'll have the best podcast platform available. We use it and we are totally in love with it.

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