Urupapuro rwa silicone rukozwe mugukoresha ibintu byihariye bya fiziki na chimique bya silicone. Urupapuro rwa silicone ni polymer ya polydimethylsiloxane. Molekile ya silicone igizwe na atome ya silicon na atome ya ogisijeni. Imiterere isa na quartz kandi ifite imiti ihanitse kandi yumubiri.
Urupapuro rwa Silicone rufite imiterere ihindagurika. Impamvu nuko nyuma ya silicone polymer imaze gushingwa, hariho umubare munini wumusaraba - iminyururu (iminyururu ya elastique) hagati ya molekile. Iminyururu - iminyururu irashobora kubuza kwanga no kugenda hagati ya molekile, kugirango urupapuro rwa silicone rugire ihinduka.
Ubushyuhe bwo hejuru bwurupapuro rwa silicone nabwo ni kimwe mu bintu byingenzi. Imbaraga zingirakamaro za Si - O O muri molekile ya silicone ni ndende, ishobora kwihanganira ubushyuhe bwinshi. Byongeye kandi, hari imigozi ya hydrogen hamwe nimbaraga za van der Waals imbere muri molekile ya silicone, bishimangira imikoranire hagati ya molekile ya silicone kandi bikarushaho kunoza ubushyuhe bwo hejuru.