What is silicone?

<p><a href="http://chemforyourlife.com/formulate">Try Formulate!</a> Shampoo and Conditioner custom formulated for your exact hair type, your specific needs, and your scent preference! Created using... chemistry, of course! When you sign up for Formulate, you get a <a href="http://chemforyourlife.com/formulate">discount</a> for being a Chemistry For Your Life listener AND you help support the podcast with every order!</p><p>We are big fans of Formulate, try it today and your hair will thank you.<br><a href="http://chemforyourlife.com/formulate">www.chemforyourlife.com/formulate</a></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - </p><br><p><strong>#166<br></strong><br>At 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?</p><p><strong>References from this Episode</strong></p><ol> <li><a href="https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/14/silicon">https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/14/silicon</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/silicones/3005950.article%20">https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/silicones/3005950.article </a></li> <li><a href="https://edu.rsc.org/soundbite/silicon-and-silicones/2021259.article">https://edu.rsc.org/soundbite/silicon-and-silicones/2021259.article</a></li> <li><a href="https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/qo/d0qo01075h">https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/qo/d0qo01075h</a></li> <li><a href="https://europepmc.org/article/med/2204381">https://europepmc.org/article/med/2204381</a></li> <li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22575024/%20">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22575024/ </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(22)00521-7/fulltext%20">https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(22)005