Assertion: silicone's backbone | /r/MadeOf | silicon
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text: The key difference from the common carbon-based plastics we describe here is that silicones have a backbone made of silicon.
text: Thus, while most plastics have a polymer backbone of hydrogen and carbon, silicones have a backbone made of silicon and oxygen, and hydrocarbon side groups - all of which gives them plastic-like characteristics.