Assertion: silicone | /r/HasAspect | backbone
Facets:
value: unlike most plastics
type: OTHER
value: with organic side chains
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
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.
text: Unlike most plastics, silicones have a backbone of alternating atoms of silicon and carbon, with organic side chains that impart curability and other properties (see Fig. 1).