Abstract: A process for coating a metallic surface of a metallic substrate comprising applying, an organic, anionically, cationically or radically curable anticorrosive composition, to the metallic surface, wherein said anticorrosive composition is a dispersion or solution containing at least two components that are at least partially anionically, cationically or radically curable, wherein at least one monofunctional monomer or monofunctional oliger is present, a photoinitiator, and an first organic corrosion inhibition.

Abstract: A method of forming a water repelling film, includes: a thin film forming step of forming, on a base member, a thin film mainly having Si—O bonds and having hydrophobic substituent groups directly bonded to silicon, using a starting material which is a gas at normal temperature and atmospheric pressure; an irradiation step of irradiating the thin film obtained in the thin film forming step with excitation light in such a manner that the hydrophobic substituent groups are left and OH groups are present in the thin film; and an application step of applying a silane coupling agent onto the thin film obtained in the irradiation step.

Abstract: Process for obtaining a hard coated article having anti-fouling properties, including, for example, an optical article such as an ophthalmic lens, comprising a substrate coated with a hard coating providing abrasion resistance and hardness and adhesion to the anti-fouling coating, and the article obtained from such process.

Abstract: A coating composition including a functionalized resin selected from at least one of polyurethanes, epoxies, polyamides, chlorinated polyolefins, acrylics, polyesters, or mixtures or copolymers thereof, wherein the resins comprises at least one of (meth)acryl or acetoacetyl functionality; a (meth)acryl functional compound; and a functionalized silicone compound.

Abstract: Silicone compositions, particularly for the production of anti-fouling varnishes which may be applied to flexible or bulk supports to provide an anti-fouling silicone varnish for textiles coated with elastomeric silicones which is economical, adhesive, low-slip and glossy; these are crosslinked silicone compositions comprising: A. at least one alkenylsilane, B. at least one catalytic system which comprises: B/1 at least one organometallic condensation catalyst, B/2 at least one metal M chelate and/or one metal alkoxide of general formula M(OJ)n, wherein n=valence of M and J=linear or branched C1-C8 alkyl radical, M being selected from among: Ti, Zr, Ge and Al, C. at least one ultrafine filler, D. optionally, at least one arylsilane other than A. E. optionally, at least one other silane other than A. and other than D., F. optionally, at least one thickening agent and G. optionally, at least one functional additive.

Abstract: A resin composition is provided that includes (Component A) a filler having an ethylenically unsaturated group, (Component B) a polymerizable compound having an ethylenically unsaturated group, and (Component C) a polymerization initiator. There are also provided a relief printing plate precursor, a process for producing a relief printing plate precursor that includes a layer formation step of forming a relief-forming layer and a crosslinking step of thermally crosslinking the relief-forming layer, and a process for making a relief printing plate that includes an engraving step of laser-engraving the crosslinked relief-forming layer so as to form a relief layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a production method for an ultra-low-dielectric-constant film, in which ratios are optimised in a mixed solution having a matrix consisting of a poly (alkyl silsesquioxane) copolymer and a porogen represented by Chemical formula 1, and in which this mixed solution is subjected to ultraviolet curing during a heat treatment. The ultra-low-dieletric-constant film of the present invention can be used as an intermediate insulating film for next generation semiconductors instead of the SiO2 dielectric films currently used, since pores of from 1 to 3 nm are uniformly distributed at from 10 to 30% and a very high degree of mechanical elasticity of from 10.5 to 19 GPa is achieved at a low dielectric constant from 2.12 to 2.4.

Abstract: A primer composition for a cured silicon-containing surface and its uses are provided. The composition comprises a polar organic solvent, an acrylic monomer, and an amino-containing silane having a formula of (R1O)x(R2)ySiR3NHR4, wherein each R1 independently represents H, C1-C12 hydrocarbonyl, or aryl, each R2 independently represents H, O, C1-C12 hydrocarbonyl, or aryl, R3 represents divalent C1-C6 hydrocarbonyl being substituted or unsubstituted with one or more aryl rings and the carbon atom chain of the hydrocarbonyl can be inserted with one or more aryl rings, R4 represents H, C1-C12 hydrocarbonyl, amino-C1-C12 hydrocarbonyl, or phenylamino, and x is 0, 1, 2 or 3, y is 0, 1 or 2, and the sum of x and y is 3. The amount of the acrylic monomer ranges from about 0.01 wt % to about 25 wt %, while the amount of the amino-containing silane ranges from about 1 wt % to about 35 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for making a cured sealant. The methods include depositing an uncured sealant composition on a substrate and exposing the uncured sealant composition to actinic radiation to provide a cured sealant. The uncured sealant composition includes a thiol-terminated polythioether and a polyene comprising a polyvinyl ether and/or a polyallyl compound. Related sealant compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions that include: a) a thiol-terminated polymer; and b) a sulfur-containing ethylenically unsaturated silane. Related products, such as sealants, that include polymers derived from such compositions, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A process to produce a silane coating includes charging one or several silanes, which are not or only minimally pre-condensed, with a reactant and the thus created coating material is applied onto a substrate and then hardened. Surprisingly it has been shown that, through the reaction involving higher-molecular and only slightly pre-cross-linked silanes with a suitable reactant, a new class of coating materials can be created. The approach is advantageous insofar as restrictions with respect to pot time no longer exist and, in addition, better features of the coating material are obtained, especially a high scratch-resistance.

Abstract: Dielectric compositions comprising siloxane and polymeric components, as can be used in a range of transistor and related device configurations.

Abstract: A method for coating a floor, wherein said method comprises applying an aqueous dispersion comprising polyurethane, an acrylate or a hybride or mixture thereof; drying said coating and subjecting the physically dry coating to ultraviolet radiation whereby a cured coating is obtained. Also claimed is reactive additives suitable for use in the methods as well as the floor itself.

Abstract: An antireflection film is provided and includes at least one layer containing fine pores. When a surface portion of the antireflection film comes into contact with water for 15 minutes and then the water is wiped away, the surface portion has a chromaticity change ?E of 0.45 or less, the chromaticity change ?E being a chromaticity change in a CIE1976 L*a*b* color space and measured under a standard light source D65.

Abstract: Polysilanes, inks containing the same, and methods for their preparation are disclosed. The polysilane generally has the formula H—[(AHR)n(c—AmHpm?2)q]—H, where each instance of A is independently Si or Ge; R is H, —AaHa+1Ra, Halogen, aryl or substituted aryl; (n+a)?10 if q=0, q?3 if n=0, and (n+q)?6 if both n and q?0; p is 1 or 2; and m is from 3 to 12. In one aspect, the method generally includes the steps of combining a silane compound of the formula AHaR14?a, the formula AkHgR1?h and/or the formula c—AmHpmR1rm with a catalyst of the formula R4xR5yMXz (or an immobilized derivative thereof) to form a poly(aryl)silane; then washing the poly(aryl)silane with an aqueous washing composition and contacting the poly(aryl)silane with an adsorbent to remove the metal M. In another aspect, the method includes the steps of halogenating a polyarylsilane to form a halopolysilane; and reducing the halopolysilane with a metal hydride to form the polysilane.

Abstract: An addition curing silicone composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane containing at least two alkenyl groups, (B) an adhesion promoter, (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, and (D) a platinum catalyst is suited for use in release paper or film. The adhesion promoter is a compound which contains per molecule at least one substituent group having a functional group capable of radical reaction upon exposure to heat and/or UV, and at least one substituent group having a group capable of reaction with alkenyl and/or SiH group.

Abstract: A silicone primer is provided comprising an adhesion-providing component which is an alkenyl-containing siloxane of specific structure and/or a compound containing a substituent group having a functional group capable of radical reaction upon exposure to heat and/or UV and a substituent group having a group capable of reaction with alkenyl and/or SiH group. A release paper or film is prepared by coating the silicone primer on a paper or plastic film substrate, exposing it to UV to form a primer layer, overlaying the primed surface with a release silicone composition, and curing the composition.

Abstract: An EB (electron beam) or UV (ultra violet) curable, low-gloss, dry-erase coating formulation for static and electronic whiteboards is disclosed.

Abstract: There can be provided a casting film for producing a ceramic green sheet which film comprises a substrate film, an undercoat layer and a cured layer, wherein the undercoat layer is composed of a condensation polymer from a metal alkoxide and/or a partially hydrolyzed product of a metal alkoxide, and the cured layer is formed by heat treating at 40 to 120° C., an addition reaction type silicone resin composition containing a photosensitizer in a coating amount of 0.01 to 0.3 g/m2 expressed in terms of solid content, and thereafter ultraviolet irradiating the composition to cure the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparation of an ultraviolet (UV)-curable inorganic-organic hybrid resin containing about or less than 4% volatiles and less than 30% organic residues. The UV-curable inorganic-organic hybrid resin obtained according to this method can be UV-cured within a markedly very short time and enables, upon curing, the formation of a transparent shrink- and crack-free glass-like product having high optical quality, high thermal stability and good bonding properties. In view of these properties, this hybrid resin can be used in various applications such as electro-optic, microelectronic, stereolithography and biophotonic applications.

Abstract: An inorganic oxide dispersion containing an organic solvent, and inorganic oxide particles surface-treated with at least one of a hydrolyzate and a partial condensate of an organosilane compound represented by formula (I), the inorganic oxide particles being dispersed in the organic solvent: (R10)m—SI(X)4-m (I) as defined herein, the surface treatment of the inorganic oxide particles being carried out in a presence of at least one of: (a) an acid catalyst; and (b) a metal chelate compound having Zr, Ti or Al as a center metal and at least one of an alcohol represented by formula: R3OH in which R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and a compound represented by formula: R4COCH2COR5 as defined herein, as a ligand.

Abstract: A silica aerogel coating is produced by reacting a wet gel obtained by the hydrolysis and polymerization of alkoxysilane with an organic-modifying agent to form organically modified silica, dispersing the organically modified silica by an ultrasonic treatment to form an organically modified silica dispersion, adding an ultraviolet-curable resin and a photo-polymerization initiator to the dispersion to prepare a coating liquid, applying the coating liquid to a substrate, and then irradiating ultraviolet rays to the coated layer.

Abstract: Diamine compounds, which in particular are useful as precursors for the production of liquid crystal alignment layers, are represented by the general formula I: wherein A1 represents an organic group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms; A2 represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group of 1 to 40 carbon atoms.

Abstract: This invention provides a novel phosphor material that has better brightness than conventional phosphors using dispersed rare earth ions, and that possesses excellent light resistance, temporal stability, and the like, and a light-emitting device with high brightness comprising such phosphor material and an excitation ultraviolet light source corresponding to the properties thereof. A phosphor comprising a silicon-containing solid matrix and semiconductor superfine particles dispersed therein at a concentration of 5×10?4 to 1×10?2 mol/L, said semiconductor superfine particles having a fluorescence quantum yield of 3% or greater and a diameter of 1.5 to 5 nm, and a light-emitting device including said phosphor and a light source for excitation light with an intensity of 3 to 800 W/cm2.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of radiation cured coatings that may be used in a device within an image forming apparatus. The coating composition may include a reactive oligomer capable of radiation curing having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of greater than 1500. A reactive diluent may then be combined with the reactive oligomer, which diluent is also capable of radiation curing and which has a Mn of less than or equal to 1500. The reactive diluent may be present at a level of less than fifty percent by weight of the coating composition. The coating composition may be present at a solids level of 90-100%.

Abstract: Liquid compositions are disclosed that include a photocatalytic material and a hydrophilic binder that includes an essentially completely hydrolyzed organosilicate. Also disclosed are methods of making such compositions, methods of coating a substrate with a hydrophilic composition, and substrates coated with such compositions. The compositions may, for example, be embodied as stable one-pack compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to flexible ceramic membranes which, depending on embodiment, are useful as separators for batteries, especially lithium batteries, and also a process for their production. Ceramic or hybridic membranes have the disadvantage that, whatever the level of flexibility already achieved, they tend to crumble off the ceramic coating on bending. This is prevented by the present membranes, which comprise, on and in a polymeric nonwoven, a solidified ceramic coating which is constructed from two fractions of metal oxide particles of different size and which adheres to the polymeric nonwoven through a network constructed by two different adhesion promoters.

Abstract: To provide a photocurable primer composition that cures to form a primer layer that exhibits an excellent adhesion to substrate, a structure having this primer layer and a method of producing such a structure. A photocurable primer composition comprising (a) multifunctional acrylates, (b) organoalkoxysilane having an aliphatically unsaturated bond, (c) photopolymerization initiator, and (d) organic solvent. Also, a structure comprising a primer layer comprising the aforementioned photocurable primer composition, formed on the substrate, and a cured coating comprising (e) ultraviolet absorber and (c) photopolymerization initiator, formed on the primer layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a crosslinked, silicon-containing layer containing, substantially consisting of or consisting of silicon, O, C, H, optionally N which can be produced by plasma polymerization and/or crosslinking of organosilicon liquids by a plasma process and/or UV radiation of a wavelength of less than 250 nm, without using metals of an atomic number of more than 14, as a biocompatible surface, for imparting to a surface or providing a surface with a non-genotoxic effect. The invention also relates to correspondingly coated articles and to processes for the production thereof.

Abstract: A cationically polymerizable composite coating composition comprising: a) a condensation product of at least one hydrolyzable silane having a fluorine-containing group, b) at least one cationically polymerizable organic resin, and c) a cationic initiator, provides, upon curing, substrates with an alkali-resistant, liquid-repellent coating. The composite coating composition may be used in pattern forming methods.

Abstract: A coating system, comprising components A and B, wherein component A contains at least one reaction product of a silane Y(1)SiOR1OR2OR3 where Y(1) is a 3-glycidyloxypropyl group and similar or dissimilar alkyl groups R1, R2, R3 with 1 to 6 carbon atoms and water in the presence of a catalyst, and component B contains at least one reaction product of a further silane Y(2)SiOR?1OR?2OR?3 wherein Y(2) is a N-2-aminoethyl-3-aminopropyl- or NH2(CH2)2NH(CH2)2NH(CH)3 group and similar or dissimilar alkyl groups R?1, R?2, R?3 with 1 to 6 carbon atoms in the presence of an adjunct selected from ammonium compounds or hydroxides and at least one of the components A, B contains additionally at least one inorganic filler and a solvent with a boiling point of ?85° C. Also, a method for producing a surface coating on a polymer surface, an article with at least one polymeric surface having the surface coating, and a use of the article.

Abstract: Methods for forming doped silane and/or semiconductor thin films, doped liquid phase silane compositions useful in such methods, and doped semiconductor thin films and structures. The composition is generally liquid at ambient temperatures and includes a Group IVA atom source and a dopant source. By irradiating a doped liquid silane during at least part of its deposition, a thin, substantially uniform doped oligomerized/polymerized silane film may be formed on a substrate. Such irradiation is believed to convert the doped silane film into a relatively high-molecular weight species with relatively high viscosity and relatively low volatility, typically by cross-linking, isomerization, oligomerization and/or polymerization. A film formed by the irradiation of doped liquid silanes can later be converted (generally by heating and annealing/recrystallization) into a doped, hydrogenated, amorphous silicon film or a doped, at least partially polycrystalline silicon film suitable for electronic devices.

Abstract: A method for generating spontaneously aligned surface wrinkles utilizes control of local moduli-mismatch and osmotic pressure. The method includes modifying the surface of an elastomeric layer to form a superlayer that is stiffer and/or less absorbent than the elastomeric layer. The elastomeric layer is then swollen with a polymerizable monomer, which causes buckling of the superlayer. The monomer is then polymerized, dimensionally stabilizing the surface buckling. The buckled surfaces generated by the method are useful in a wide variety of end-use applications, including microlenses, microlens arrays, compound microlenses, diffraction gratings, photonic crystals, smart adhesives, mechanical strain sensors, microfluidic devices, and cell culture surfaces.

Abstract: The present invention generally provides a method for forming a dielectric barrier with lowered dielectric constant, improved etching resistivity and good barrier property. One embodiment provides a method for processing a semiconductor substrate comprising flowing a precursor to a processing chamber, wherein the precursor comprises silicon-carbon bonds and carbon-carbon bonds, and generating a low density plasma of the precursor in the processing chamber to form a dielectric barrier film having carbon-carbon bonds on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the at least a portion of carbon-carbon bonds in the precursor is preserved in the low density plasma and incorporated in the dielectric barrier film.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new method of coating substrates with an aqueous emulsion of a reactive silicone-based composition and a method of preparing said aqueous emulsion of said reactive silicone-based composition.

Abstract: A composite membrane includes a filtration membrane and a layer on a surface of the filtration membrane. The layer includes a polymer including a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) derivative with a hydrophilic moiety attached to at least one vertex thereof. A method for making a composite membrane includes applying to a surface of a filtration membrane a photopolymerizable composition including a POSS compound, a hydrophilic comonomer, and a photoinitiator. The composition is cured to form a hydrophilic layer on the filtration membrane.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for using compositions comprising poly-oxycarbosilane in step and flash imprint lithography. The imprinting compositions comprise a poly-oxycarbosilane polymer and a pore generator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the fabrication of a grafted, UV photo-polymerized silica-based monolithic column and the use of such column for the extraction of DNA. In one embodiment, a method is provided for fabricating a silica-based monolithic column, wherein a vessel is filled with a polymerization mixture that is formed into monolithic solid phase for DNA extraction through in situ photo-polymerization.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of a highly abrasion-resistant vehicle paint, vehicle paint, and the use thereof. In order to create a vehicle paint having extremely high scratch and chemical resistance, particularly for use in multi-layer coating for OEM series coating (particularly as a clear coat or base cast), the invention proposes a method for the production of a highly abrasion-resistant vehicle paint, comprising the following steps: a. Providing at least one organic monomer, oligomer, prepolymer, or organosilane having one or more organic functional groups, or mixtures thereof; b. Saturating the functional groups described in a. by reacting them with silanes having organic side chains that contain one or more corresponding functional groups, the resultant silane having at least six SiOR groups and a molecular weight exceeding 300; c. Absorbing the resultant macro-molecular silanes in solvent, preferably protic or aprotic solvent, or mixtures thereof; d.

Abstract: A sensing device includes a sensing surface, and a matrix overlaying the sensing surface. The sensing device includes a photoformed membrane overlaying at least a portion of the matrix. The photoformed membrane includes a directly photoformed organosiloxane polymer that is substantially permeable to gaseous molecules and substantially impermeable to non-gaseous molecules and ions.

Abstract: A method for generating spontaneously aligned surface wrinkles utilizes control of local moduli-mismatch and osmotic pressure. The method includes modifying the surface of an elastomeric layer to form a superlayer that is stiffer and/or less absorbent than the elastomeric layer. The elastomeric layer is then swollen with a polymerizable monomer, which causes buckling of the superlayer. The monomer is then polymerized, dimensionally stabilizing the surface buckling. The buckled surfaces generated by the method are useful in a wide variety of end-use applications, including microlenses, microlens arrays, compound microlenses, diffraction gratings, photonic crystals, smart adhesives, mechanical strain sensors, microfluidic devices, and cell culture surfaces.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for applying a photo-activated layered polymer coating to a substrate material in which one or more layers do not contain photoinitiator, or are not exposed to initiating light, but cure due to migration of cationic active centers. At least two separate monomer layers are applied to the substrate material. At least one of the monomer layers includes a photoinitiator capable of producing cationic active centers. The at least one layer including the photoinitiator is exposed to a source of UV radiation at a desired wavelength forming cationic active centers. The at least two separate monomer layers react in a polymerization reaction forming a cured layered material. The cationic active centers of the exposed monomer layer migrate to the unexposed layer such that both layers cure via the polymerization reaction.

Abstract: The invention provides an improved unsaturated polyester prepared from the polycondensation of unsaturated diacid monomers or unsaturated acid anhydride mononers and polyol monomers and. optionally, one or more saturated aliphatic or aromatic diacid monomers or anhydride monomers thereof. The improvement comprises 0.5 to 50 weight percent, based on the total monomer weight, of an hydroxyalkyl-functional siloxane of formula (1) below. The invention also relates to a UV curable coating formulation containing a siloxane-functional unsaturated polyester resin, a vinyl ether functional diluents and a photoinitiator. The invention further provides a method of preparing an article with a low-surface energy coating. According to the method, at least one surface of an article with a coating formulation of the invention; and the coating is then cured as described above with UV light to form a low-surface energy coating on the surface.

Abstract: A protective coating composition comprises (a) a first component comprising one or more epoxy-terminated silane compounds, (b) a second component comprising one or more fluorochemical silane compounds, and (c) cationic photoinitiator. The first component comprises at least about 50% by weight of the composition.

Abstract: An insulating-film-forming composition includes: a hydrolysis-condensation product obtained by hydrolyzing and condensing a hydrolyzable-group-containing silane monomer (A) in the presence of a polycarbosilane (B) and a basic catalyst (C); and an organic solvent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising a) colloidal silica; b) acrylate; c) protic solvent; d) UV initiator system; and e) singly charged anionic, sulfur-containing surfactant, to the use of the composition to coat substrates, and to substrates coated with formulas of this kind.

Abstract: This invention pertains to silsesquioxane resins useful in antireflective coatings wherein the silsesquioxane resin has the formula (PhSiO(3-x)/2(OR?)x)m(HSiO(3-x)/2(OR?)x)n(MeSiO(3-x)/2(OR?)x)o(RSiO(3-x)/2(OR?)?)p where Ph is a phenyl group Me is a methyl group, R is selected from a reactive organic functional group or curable group, R? is hydride or a hydrocarbon group, x has a value of 0, 1 or 2; m has a value of 0.01 to 0.97, n has a value of 0.01 to 0.97, o has a value of 0.01 to 0.97, p has a value of 0.01 to 0.97, and m+n+o+p=1. The resins are cured when baked at elevated temperatures. Alternatively, the compositions may comprise a free radical initiator or other additives such as thermal or photo acids and bases to improve the cure profile of the resin. In addition, the presence of a hydride group in the silsesquioxane resin is essential for the desired strip-ability as a 193 nm ARC material.

Abstract: A coating composition based upon at least partially hydrolyzed epoxy-functional alkoxy silanes and having particular utility in forming tintable, abrasion resistant coatings on lenses. Incorporation in the composition of a non-hydrolyzed epoxy-functional alkoxy silane provides a desired reduction in viscosity. Incorporation in the composition of a polyether surfactant provides a cured coating of the composition with increased tintability.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a process for forming a reinforced ultraviolet (UV) radiation-curable composite. The composite may be formed by applying reinforcing layers and resin layers to a substrate. The resin composition may include an aliphatic urethane acrylate oligomer, a polyfunctional acrylate monomer, and a photoinitiator. The composite formed on the substrate may be exposed to UV radiation to cure the composite on the substrate. The composite may be characterized in that it is cured within 10 minutes of exposure to UV radiation and does not exhibit oxygen inhibition effects, such as, for example, surface tack. The reinforced UV-curable composite may find utility, for example, as a rapid field repair patch in aerospace applications, among others.

Abstract: A radiation curable phase change ink comprising a white colorant; a colorant dispersant; and an ink vehicle comprising at least one curable monomer; at least one gellant; optionally at least one photoinitiator; optionally at least one stabilizer; and optionally at least one wax.