Abstract: A composition is capable of curing via condensation reaction. The composition uses a new condensation reaction catalyst. The new condensation reaction catalyst is used to replace conventional tin catalysts. The composition can react to form a gum, gel, rubber, or resin.

Abstract: Ophthalmic lenses, coatings for ophthalmic lenses, and methods for manufacturing ophthalmic lenses are provided herein. In one exemplary embodiment, an ophthalmic lens comprising a polymeric lens has a first surface and second surface. A coating overlies the first surface. The coating comprises a polysiloxane, a polyurethane, an oligomer derived from a polysiloxane or a polyurethane, a polymer derived from a polysiloxane or a polyurethane, or a combination thereof, and a fluorinated material. The coating exhibits a water contact angle of greater than 90° as measured by a goniometer.

Abstract: One purpose is to provide a silicone resin composition which provides a cured product having a large Abbe's number and a high brightness. A silicone resin composition including (A-1) an organopolysiloxane having a three-dimensional crosslinked structure, at least two alkenyl groups, and at least one monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group bonded to a silicon atom, (A-2) a linear organopolysiloxane having alkenyl groups at at least both terminals of a molecular chain and at least one monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group bonded to a silicon atom, (B-1) a linear organohydrogen polysiloxane having at least one silphenylene skeleton in a molecular chain and hydrosilyl groups at least both terminals of the molecular chain, in an amount such that a ratio of the number of the hydrosilyl groups in component (B-1) to a total number of the alkenyl groups in components (A-1) and (A-2) is 0.5 to 2, and (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst in a catalytic amount.

Abstract: An aircraft component wherein the component is a partition or a light cover, and wherein the aircraft component is molded or formed from a thermoplastic polymer composition including: a siloxane-containing copolymer in an amount effective to provide a total of 0.2 to 6.5 wt % of siloxane units based on the total weight of the polymers in the thermoplastic polymer composition, a bromine-containing polymer in an amount effective to provide 9 to 13 wt % of bromine, based on the total weight of the polymers in the thermoplastic polymer composition, and optionally a third polymer, wherein the wt % of the siloxane-containing copolymer, the bromine-containing polymer, and the optional third polymer, sum to 100 wt %, and 0.05 to 10 wt % of a light diffuser additive, based on the total weight of polymers in the thermoplastic polymer composition.

Abstract: A silicone structure-bearing polymer having a crosslinking group within the molecule, containing an isocyanurate structure bonded within the molecule, and having a Mw of 3,000-500,000 is provided. The polymer overcomes the stripping problem that a coating is stripped from metal wirings of Cu or Al, electrodes, and SiN substrates.

Abstract: The curable composition for encapsulating an optical semiconductor includes, a linear polyfluoro compound, a cyclic organosiloxane having a SiH group and a fluorine-containing organic group, and/or an organo hydrogen siloxane having a SiH group and a fluorine-containing organic group, a platinum group metal catalyst, a cyclic organosiloxane having a SiH group, a fluorine-containing organic group and an epoxy group, and a cyclic organopolysiloxane having a monovalent unsaturated hydrocarbon group and a fluorine-containing organic group, and a hardness of the cured product obtained by curing is 30 to 80 by Type A durometer regulated by HS K6253-3.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a reversibly adhesive thermal interface material for electronic components and methods of making and using the same. More particularly, embodiments of the invention provide thermal interface materials that include a hydrolytically-stable, thermally-reversible adhesive, and a thermally conductive and electrically non-conductive filler, where the thermal interface material is characterized by a thermal conductivity of 0.2 W/m-K or more and an electrical resistivity of 9×1011 ohm-cm or more. The thermally reversible adhesive comprises a functionalized aminopropyl methylsiloxane-dimethylsiloxane copolymer containing a plurality of dienophile functional groups bonded through an imide linkage, preferably maleimide groups, and a crosslinking agent containing a plurality of diene functional group, preferably furan groups. The reactive groups undergo a Diels Alder crosslinking reaction.

Abstract: Silicone-containing monomer of formula (I); wherein said silicone-containing monomer comprises a silicone-containing moiety and an oxazolidinone moiety and wherein R is a silicone-containing moiety, and R1 may be an H, wherein A represents the oxazolidinone ring of the oxazolidinone moiety and R2 is a divalent C1-25 alkylene or C6-30 arylalkylene. The monomer is used for the preparation of a composition for use in manufacturing of ophthalmic lenses potentially with anti-infective properties. Also, methods of making the present monomers are described.

Abstract: A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of a silicone resin is disclosed by reacting a mixture containing an alkylalkoxysilane and a cationic alkoxysilane to form a self dispersing silicone resin and subsequently combining the silicone resin with water to form the dispersion. The resulting dispersions are useful for forming coatings on various substrates that are essentially free of co-surfactants or volatile organic solvents.

Abstract: A composition contains (A) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst and (B) an aliphatically unsaturated compound having an average, per molecule, of one or more aliphatically unsaturated organic groups capable of undergoing hydrosilylation reaction. The composition is capable of reacting via hydrosilylation reaction to form a reaction product, such as a silane, a gum, a gel, a rubber, or a resin. Ingredient (A) contains an iron-organosilicon ligand complex that can be prepared by reacting an iron carbonyl compound and an organosilicon ligand.

Abstract: Anti-reflective coating materials for ultraviolet photolithography include at least one absorbing compound and at least one material modification agent, such as at least one porogen, at least one high-boiling solvent, at least one capping agent, at least one leveling agent, at least one catalyst, at least one replacement solvent, at least one pH tuning agent, and/or a combination thereof that are incorporated into inorganic-based materials or inorganic compositions and/or compounds. Suitable absorbing compounds are those that absorb around wavelengths such as 365 nm, 248 nm, 193 nm and 157 nm that may be used in photolithography.

Abstract: A composition comprising the following: A) a cure catalyst selected from Formula A: [NR1?R2?R3?R4?]+X???(Formula A), R1?, R2?, R3?, R4? are each independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, or substituted aryl; X is a monovalent anion, and wherein at least one of R1?, R2?, R3? or R4? is a methyl; and B) a prepolymer formed from a first composition comprising: Ra comprises one or more multiple bonds, provided that, if Ra comprises more than one multiple bond, these multiple bonds are not in a conjugated configuration; R1, R2, R3 are described herein; Rb is selected from H or a saturated group comprising alkyl, alkylene, or alkylidene; R4, R5, R6 are described herein; Rc comprises more than one multiple bond, and these multiple bonds are in a conjugated configuration; R7, R8, R9 are described herein; and R10, R11, R12, R13 described herein.

Abstract: The invention provide a class of actinically-crosslinkable silicone-containing prepolymers obtained by functionalizing an intermediary copolymer to have two or more thiol or ethylenically-unsaturated groups covalently attached thereto, wherein the intermediary copolymer is an atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) product of a reactive mixture comprising a polysiloxane ATRP macroinitiator and at least one hydrophilic vinylic monomer. The present invention is also related to silicone hydrogel contact lenses made from a prepolymer of the invention and methods for making the contact lenses in a cost-effective way and with high consistency and high fidelity to the original lens design.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transparent polyimide film with improved tensile strength and a preparation method thereof, and more specifically to a colorless, transparent polyimide film having excellent optical properties and improved tear strength at the same time through the use of a monomer containing a functional group or an improver for improving tensile strength, and a preparation method thereof, wherein the functional group is selected from the group consisting of a hexafluoro group, a sulfone group, and an oxy group.

Abstract: Non-aqueous emulsions comprise a continuous organic phase comprising an organic vehicle. The non-aqueous emulsions further comprise a discontinuous phase comprising a polyfluoropolyether silane. Methods of preparing surface treated articles therewith are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present relates to novel organopolysiloxane compositions intended to generate an elastomer foam (or silicone foam) with good mechanical properties and low density low density, i.e. less than 0.35 g/cm3 and preferably less than 0.25 g/cm3.

Abstract: A novel polycrystalline stoichiometric fine SiC fiber substantially free of impurities is produced using a novel pre-ceramic polymer. The pre-ceramic polymer is prepared by reacting a mixture of chlorodisilane, boron trichloride, and a vinyl chlorodisilane with an excess of hexamethyldisilazane to form the pre-ceramic polymer resin, which may then be melt-spun, cured, pyrolyzed and heat-treated to obtain the finished SiC fiber. The manufacturing process for the production of the fine SiC ceramic fiber allows for flexibility with respect to cross-linking, in that low-cost thermal treatments may replace more complex methods, while obtaining fibers with improved materials properties as compared to currently available SiC fibers.

Abstract: Polymer electrolytes offer increased safety and stability as compared to liquid electrolytes, yet there are a number of new challenges that polymer electrolytes introduce. A novel polymer electrolyte, as disclosed herein, is an ionically-conductive polymer with a backbone that is both highly flexible and highly conductive with high conductivity pendant chains attached, thus increasing the concentration of lithium coordination sites and improving ionic conductivity. Previous strategies for comb-type conductive polymers have focused on attaching either conductive pendant chains to a flexible non-conductive backbone or conductive pendant groups to a marginally flexible conductive backbone.

Abstract: A transparent thermoplastic resin composition includes (A) a rubber-modified graft copolymer which is prepared by copolymerizing (a2) a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester monomer, (a3) a styrene-based monomer and (a4) an acrylonitrile-based monomer onto (a1) a butadiene-based rubber polymer; (B) a styrene-based copolymer having a glass transition temperature of about 90 to about 100° C. which is prepared by copolymerizing (b1) a methacrylic acid alkyl ester monomer, (b2) an acrylic acid alkyl ester monomer, (b3) a styrene-based monomer and (b4) an acrylonitrile-based monomer; and (C) a silicone oil. The composition can have improved whitening resistance at low temperatures and/or excellent impact strength.

Abstract: A cross-linkable coating composition comprises (i) one or more silanes having either at least three hydrolysable groups, or at least two hydrolysable groups and at least one organofunctional group capable of forming chemical bonds upon curing, wherein (i.a) the sum of said silanes constitutes at least 20% of the total mass of the coating compositions combined solids and silanes, and (i.b) said silanes are possibly partly or completely hydrolyzed and possibly partly condensed, and (ii) at least one low surface energy additive, wherein (ii.a) said low surface energy additive comprises polydimethylsiloxane chemically bonded to at least one functional group, (ii.b) said functional group is configured for the polydimethylsiloxane moiety to cross-link with said coating composition, (ii.c) said polydimethylsiloxane constitutes 0.01% to 15% of the mass of said cured coating, when said coating composition is cured, and (ii.d) said polydimethylsiloxane moiety has a molecular weight of more than 1600 g/mol.