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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Biomedical and Dental Materials [D25] » Polymers » Biopolymers » Rubber
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Biomedical and Dental Materials [D25] » Polymers » Elastomers » Rubber
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J] » Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01] » Manufactured Materials » Biomedical and Dental Materials » Polymers » Biopolymers » Rubber
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J] » Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01] » Manufactured Materials » Biomedical and Dental Materials » Polymers » Elastomers » Rubber
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J] » Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01] » Manufactured Materials » Elastomers » Rubber
Description
A high-molecular-weight polymeric elastomer derived from the milk juice (LATEX) of HEVEA brasiliensis and other trees and plants. It is a substance that can be stretched at room temperature to at least twice its original length and after releasing the stress, retract rapidly, and recover its original dimensions fully. MeSH
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