Ethyl Corporation

Harold R Penton

F Alexander Pettigrew

Michael E Kucsma

Polyphosphazene elastomers for use in making low density foam comprising a --P&lt;.dbd.N].sub.n substantially linear backbone randomly substituted with 20-80 mole percent phenoxy, 20-80 mole percent lower alkylphenoxy, 1-50 mole percent alkoxy and 0.5-20 mole percent alkenylphenoxy and the foamed products made therefrom.

Aryloxy-alkoxy-allylphenoxy substituted polyphosphazenes

A prosthesis for subcutaneous implantation such as a mammary implant used in reconstructive surgery is made from a polyphosphazene elastomer (e.g. polyfluoroalkoxy phosphazene) sac containing a silicone gel. The sac is essentially impermeable to the silicone gel fill and overcomes a gel migration problem encountered with implants made using polysiloxane sacs.

Mammary implant

Polyphosphazenes containing 20-80 mole percent phenoxy, 20-80 mole percent alkylphenoxy and 2-30 mole percent alkoxy substituents possess low glass transition temperature while still exhibiting good smoke values in standard tests.

Aryloxy-alkoxy substituted polyphosphazenes

Phosphonitrilic chloride polymers are substituted with aryloxide or alkoxide groups by reaction with an alkali metal aryloxide or alkoxide in a single liquid hydrocarbon reaction medium, e.g. cyclohexane, toluene and the like, in which the aryloxides or alkoxides are essentially insoluble and in which the substituted product is soluble.

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