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 Re: Ultrasonic mouthpiece cleaning?
Author: L. Omar Henderson 
Date:   2008-03-11 21:42

(Disclaimer- I sell a mouthpiece cleaner)
I have no proof by experimentation but personally I would be afraid of eventually breaking the cross-linked bonds in vulcanized rubber with repeated ultrasonic treatments. Ultrasonic cleaners come in various wattage ratings and some of the smaller versions may not supply enough energy to rattle the bonds into breaking but some may.

The bonds themselves, catalyzed by sulphur and other more modern catalysts, are really not that strong chemically as evidenced by the eventual destabilization of vulcanized rubber by the bonds just breaking with aging - UV and oxygen also cause accelerated bond breakage at the surface. Depending on the bonding patterns certain rubbers are more stable than others but at any given time just a snap shot of the current situation and not when the rubber was first made because of the continuous process of bond breaking.
L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com
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