Rubber

Introduction: Rubber

Description of Rubber

Rubber: A milky, product excreted from the latex canals of a variety of plant species that contain cauotchouc. Latex is composed of 25-35% caoutchouc, 60-75% water, 2% protein, 2% resin, 1.5% sugar & 1% ash. RUBBER is made by the removal of water from latex.(From Concise Encyclopedia Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 3rd ed) However, the term latex has been broadened in scope to include RUBBER and other synthetic polymers. Latexes are used as inert vehicles to carry antibodies or antigens in LATEX FIXATION TESTS.
Source: Diseases Database

Rubber: family of natural and synthetic polymers with unique properties of deformability and elasticity in their hardened states.
Source: CRISP

Rubber: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Rubber: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Rubber:

• Juice
• Hevea
• Family
• Euphorbiaceae
• Commerce
• Pure
• Para

Terms associated with Rubber:

Terms Similar to Rubber:

• Latex

Source: Diseases Database

• Latex Rubber

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Hevea
• Latex
• Latex Hypersensitivity

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Rubber:

• Latex
• Gutta-Percha
• Neoprene

Source - MeSH 2007

• silicone rubber

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Rubber

• Biopolymers
• Elastomers

Source - MeSH 2007

• plastic

Source - CRISP

The term Rubber can be used for:

• latex
• latex allergen
• latex allergy
• neoprene
• rubber allergen
• rubber allergy

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Rubber:

• elastomer

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Rubber

The following list attempts to classify Rubber into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Biomedical and Dental Materials
  • Polymers
    • Biopolymers
      • Rubber

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Biomedical and Dental Materials
  • Polymers
    • Elastomers
      • Rubber

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Technology, Industry, and Agriculture
  • Manufactured Materials
    • Biomedical and Dental Materials
      • Polymers
        • Biopolymers
          • Rubber

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Technology, Industry, and Agriculture
  • Manufactured Materials
    • Biomedical and Dental Materials
      • Polymers
        • Elastomers
          • Rubber

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Technology, Industry, and Agriculture
  • Manufactured Materials
    • Elastomers
      • Rubber

External links related to: Rubber

• Non-latex versus latex male condoms for contraception (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Latex Allergy : Article by Amy J Behrman, MD

Source: Diseases Database

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