Latex Flashcards
Sci name - rubber
Hevea brasiliensis
Common name - rubber (2)
Caoutchouc / Rubber Tree
Family - rubber
Euphorbiaceae
Part used - rubber
Bark
Latex obtained by injuring the bark
Rubber
Sci name - Indian rubber
Ficus elastica
Family - Indian rubber
Moraceae
Cons - Indian rubber (2)
Caotchouc, cerotic acid
Uses - Indian rubber (2)
For worms and dermatitis (potential)
Sci name - Gutta percha
Palaquium gutta
Family - Gutta percha
Sapotaceae
Part used - Gutta percha
Tree
Uses - Gutta percha (5)
Electric insulator
Used in dentistry and root canal treatment
Used for moist dressings and surgical instruments
Purified coagulated latex
Gutta percha
T or F: Gutta percha is different from rubber
T
contains white polymerized HC gutta made up of C5 units linked by trans double bonds
Gutta percha
Natural thermoplastic
Gutta percha
Sci names - chico (2)
Achras zapota /
Manilkara zapota
Common names - chico (2)
Chicle /
Sapodilla
Family - chico
Sapotaceae
Family - chico
Sapotaceae
Part used - chico
Incisions in the bark
cons - chico
Saponin
Uses - chico (3)
Diarrhea, fever
Base used for original chewing gum
The __ of chico is obtained from incisions in the bark
milk juice
The milk juice of ___ is obtained from incisions in the bark
chico
The milk juice of chico is obtained from incisions in the __
Bark
Sci name - balata
Mimusops balata
Family - balata
Sapotaceae
Part - balata
*Dried latex
Use - balata
Base used for manufacture of bubble. gum
Chico is used as base for __ gum, while balata is used as base for __ gum
chico - chewing
balata - bubble
T or F: chico is used as base for bubble gum
F - balata
T or F: balata is used as base for original chewing gum
F - chico