What are some of the optically transparent elastomers (except PDMS)?

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Navid Namdari

You can use thermoplastic elastomers such as SEBS(e.g. G1645 Kraton) or SBS.

Md.Akibul Islam

Hi Navid,

Thanks!

Jasper Giesler

Maybe check OSTEMERS also. I have not used them yet but a colleague of mine was quite happy with them.

Ajeet Kumar

Vhb i.e a type of acrylic rubber is a commercially available elastomer which are more transparent than PDMS.

Mahfuzul Hoque

Hi Akibul, If you are thinking about a tough transparent film, please check the following article published recently.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsomega.1c00325