Abstract: A method for increasing the adherence of a silicone gel to a substrate using a primer material. The method is particularly useful for adhering a medical prosthesis to a human or animal body.

Abstract: A siloxane composition, comprising from 70 to 99 parts by weight of a solid particulate having a median particle size of from 0.1 to 3000 ?m and from 1 to 30 parts by weight of a binder having a median particle size of from 5 to 250 ?m, wherein the composition is a powder and the binder comprises a siloxane resin having the formula: (R13SiO1/2)w(R12SiO2/2)x(R1SiO3/2)y(SiO4/2)z, wherein each R1 is independently selected from hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, —O?NR2R3, —OR2, —O—R4—OR2, and an epoxy-substituted organic group, wherein R2 is C1 to C8 hydrocarbyl, R3 is R2 or —H, R4 is hydrocarbylene, w+x+y+z=1, y/(w+x+y+z) is at least 0.67, and the siloxane resin has a softening point of from 30 to 115° C.; an agglomerate, and a method preparing the agglomerate.

Abstract: A silicone composition according to the present invention comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane resin having an average of at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule, (B) an organohydrogensilane in an amount sufficient to cure the composition, (C) an effective amount of a reactive diluent comprising (i) an organosiloxane having an average of at least two alkenyl groups per molecule and a viscosity of from 0.001 to 2 Pa·s at 25° C., wherein the viscosity of (C)(i) is not greater than 20% of the viscosity of component (A), and (ii) an organohydrogensiloxane having an average of at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule and a viscosity of from 0.001 to 2 Pa·s at 25° C., in an amount sufficient to provide from 0.5 to 3 moles of silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in (C)(ii) to moles of alkenyl groups in (C)(i), and (D) a catalytic amount of a hydrosilylation catalyst; and a cured silicone resin prepared by curing the silicone composition.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of embossing a cured silicone resin thermoset substrate to imprint patterns onto the substrate from a master mold comprising (i) stacking a master mold with a cured silicone resin thermoset substrate such that the surface of the master mold containing a feature is facing the silicone resin substrate; (ii) applying pressure to the product of (i) in a press at a temperature slightly higher than the Tg of the silicone resin but lower than the softening point of the master mold; (iii) cooling the product of (ii) and maintaining the pressure on the mold; and (iv) releasing the substrate whereby the feature is imprinted on the silicone resin substrate. Cured silicone resin thermoset substrates offer advantages over the organic thermoplastics in terms of hot embossing lithography by offering a very smooth surface which promotes high fidelity of replication in the micrometer and manometer domain, and requiring no release agent for demolding.

Abstract: A foam control composition comprises a polydiorganosiloxane fluid comprising units of the formula where each group R, which may be the same or different, is selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 36 carbon atoms or an aryl group or aralkyl group having up to 36 carbon atoms, the mean number of carbon atoms in the groups R being at least 1.3, and an additive composition of melting point 35 to 100° C. comprising a substantially non-polar organic material, preferably a polyol substantially fully esterified by carboxylate groups each having 7 to 36 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Coated substrates containing a barrier layer comprising hydrogenated silicon oxycarbide having a density of at least 1.6 g/cm3 and methods of preparing the coated substrates.

Abstract: A blue phase liquid crystalline material comprising a mixture comprising at least one bimesogenic compound and at least one chiral compound, wherein the material is capable of stable existence in the blue phase over a temperature range of at least 5° C. A process for the preparation of the above blue phase liquid crystalline material, an optical device comprising it, a process of mirrorless lasing and a slotted monolithic optical waveguide using it are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to silicone compositions that can be used to control the interface at which release occurs when a bi-layer or multi-layer structure comprising compositions as separate layers, and a pattern of a different material sandwiched in between, is separated. The present invention further relates to a process that utilizes these compositions to control the transfer or release of patterns deposited on a substrate.

Abstract: A foam control composition comprises a polydiorganosiloxane fluid comprising units of the formula where each group R, which may be the same or different, is selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 36 carbon atoms or an aryl group or aralkyl group having up to 36 carbon atoms, the mean number of carbon atoms in the groups R being at least 1.3, and an additive composition having a melting point of at least 35° C. comprising 5-50 parts by weight of a non-polar component (A) and 50-95 parts by weight of a component (B) which is miscible with component (A) and is more polar than component (A), at least one of (A) and (B) being miscible with the polysiloxane fluid.

Abstract: A planar optical waveguide assembly prepared by a method comprising the steps of (i) applying a curable polymer composition to a surface of a substrate to form a polymer film; (ii) curing the polymer film to form a lower clad layer; (iii) applying a silicone composition to the lower clad layer to form a silicone film; (iv) exposing at least one selected region of the silicone film to radiation having a wavelength of from 150 to 800 nm to produce a partially exposed film having at least one exposed region and at least one non-exposed region; (v) removing the non-exposed region of the partially exposed film with a developing solvent to form a patterned film; and (vi) heating the patterned film for an amount of time sufficient to form at least one silicone core having a refractive index of from 1.3 to 1.7 at 23° C. for light having a wavelength of 589 nm; wherein the lower clad layer has a refractive index less than the refractive index of the silicone core.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-baking electrode for use in low electric reduction furnaces, and refers particularly to a container (1) for the formation of self-baking electrodes to be used in low electric reduction furnaces, allowing the manufacture of silicon alloys with iron content as low as 0.25%, The container comprising an aluminum cylindrical casing (11) split in two parts containing therein a plurality of stainless steel ribs (12) uniformly attached perpendicularly along the inner surface of the casing (11) lengthwise along the cylindrical casing (11), wherein the cylindrical casing (11) is made of aluminum plates and the ribs (12) are made of stainless steel plates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-baking electrode for use in low electric reduction furnaces, and refers particularly to a container (1) for the formation of self-baking electrodes to be used in low electric reduction furnaces, allowing the manufacture of silicon alloys with iron content as low as 0.35%, the container comprising a cylindrical casing (11) split in two parts containing therein a plurality of ribs (12) uniformly attached perpendicularly along the inner surface of the casing (11) lengthwise along the cylindrical casing wherein the cylindrical casing (11) and ribs (12) are made of stainless steel plates.

Abstract: This invention relates to silicone coating composition comprising a solventless silicone coating composition and a liquid silicone mist suppressant composition obtained by a method comprising reacting at least one organohydrogensilicon compound containing at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen groups with a large excess of at least one organoalkenylsiloxane containing at least three silicon-bonded alkenyl groups in the presence of a platinum group metal-containing catalyst.

Abstract: In a first embodiment, this invention relates to a continuously operating press, preferably for the manufacture and/or printing, lamination or the like of a one or multiple layer board web of pre-manufactured material and/or raw material, wherein the lubricant used in the press is at least one phenyl-endblocked polydiorganosiloxane-polyphenylorganosiloxane random copolymer fluid. In a second embodiment, this invention relates to a continuously operating press, preferably for the manufacture and/or printing, lamination or the like of a one or multiple layer board web of pre-manufactured material and/or raw material, wherein the lubricant used in the press is a composition comprising (i) at least one phenyl-endblocked polydiorganosiloxane-polyphenylorganosiloxane random copolymer fluid and (ii) at least one stabilizing agent.

Abstract: This invention relates to silicone foam control compositions comprising a silicone antifoam agent, mineral oil, a polydiorganosiloxane containing at least one polyoxyalkylene group, and a finely divided filler. The foam control compositions of this invention can be advantageously utilized to control foam in foam producing systems, provide improvement in the control of foaming behavior, and are stable and easily dispersible.

Abstract: This invention relates to an optically clear one-phase microemulsion which is transparent at a temperature range of from 0-70° C. comprising (i) at least one non-aqueous polar solvent, (ii) at least one non-polar solvent immiscible with (i), and (iii) at least one oxyalkylene-containing polydiorganosiloxane. The microemulsions of this invention are useful as delivery vehicles for personal care active ingredients such as antiperspirant salts, sunscreens, alpha-hydroxy fatty acids, and Vitamin E.

Abstract: This invention relates to silicone coating composition comprising a solventless silicone coating composition and a liquid silicone mist suppressant composition obtained by a method comprising reacting a large excess of at least one organohydrogensilicon compound containing at least three silicon-bonded hydrogen groups with at least one compound containing at least two alkenyl groups in the presence of a platinum group metal-containing catalyst.

Abstract: Siloxanes are polymerized by equilibration, condensation and/or ring-opening polymerization using a phosphazene base catalyst. A linear phosphazene base catalyst of the general formula wherein R denotes a C1-10 hydrocarbon or wherein two R groups on one N atom form with the N atom a heterocyclic group, X denotes an anion and n is from 1 to 10 is prepared by reacting a linear phosphonitrile halide compound with a secondary amine or a salt of a secondary amine or a metal amide thereof to form an aminated phosphazene material, followed by an ion exchange reaction replacing the anion with a nucleophile.

Abstract: A process for the production of a cyclic siloxane described by formula (R1(CH3)SiO)d comprising reacting in the presence of an alkali catalyst a siloxane mixture comprising a silane or a linear siloxane described by general formula HO(R1(CH3)SiO)bH and a cyclic siloxane described by general formula (R1(CH3)SiO)c, where R1 is an alkenyl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, b is an integer of one or greater, c is an integer of 3 or greater, and d is an integer of 3 or greater.

Abstract: A method for producing organopolysiloxane comprising (A) polymerizing or increasing the viscosity of straight-chain or cyclic organo(poly)siloxane using an acid-active solid catalyst, (B) adding at least one zeolite solid adsorbent, and (C) thereafter filtering off the adsorbent.