Abstract: A core-shell particle is formed by a method that includes forming a crosslinked polyorganosiloxane core, reacting a graftlinking agent with the crosslinked polyorganosiloxane core, and polymerizing a poly(alkenyl aromatic) shell around the graftlinking agent-functionalized polyorganosiloxane core. The method produces a core-shell particle with improved adhesion between shell and core. The core-shell particle is useful as an impact modifier in thermoplastic compositions.

Abstract: A compound of formula 8 and uses thereof in various electronic devices and in a formulation for ink jet printing and in an organic semiconducting layer formulation.

Abstract: A silicon-containing curable composition, comprising: a prepolymer (A) containing two or more Si—H groups per molecule obtained by hydrosilylation reaction of one kind or more selected from each of components (?) and components (?) described below; a cyclic siloxane compound (B) containing per molecule two or more carbon-carbon double bonds that have reactivity to the Si—H groups; and a hydrosilylation catalyst (C); wherein the component (?) is a cyclic siloxane compound represented by formula (1) and contains two or more Si—H groups per molecule, wherein R1, R2 and R3 each are an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, may be the same or different, a is any number of 2 to 10, b is any number of 0 to 8, and a+b?2, and wherein the component (?) is a compound containing per molecule two or more carbon-carbon double bonds that have reactivity to the Si—H groups.

Abstract: Polysiloxanes terminated with one or more hydroxy functional carbamate groups are provided. The polymers may have the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently hydrogen, C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C10 fluoro-substituted alkyl; cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl, toluoyl, xylyl and/or phenyl; R5 and R6 are linking groups; R15 and R16 are independently hydrogen, C1-C10 alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl, toluoyl, xylyl or phenyl; and L1 and L2 are linking groups. Typically, x is such that the polymer has a molecular weight of about 1,000 to 100,000. Other polymeric materials produced by reacting with an isocyanate functional compound or a lactone and coating compositions containing such polymeric materials are also provided.

Abstract: An organopolysiloxane represented by the following general formula (A), (B) or(C) SinR12n+2On?1??(A) SinR12nOn??(B) SinR12n+2R2kOn?k??(C) wherein R1 may be the same with or different from each other and is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group, R2 is an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, n is an integer of from 2 to 40 and k is an integer of 1 to 3, characterized in that at least two R1's are represented by the following formula (i): wherein X is a hydrolyzable group, R3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, y is an integer of from 1 to 5 and a is 2 or 3; and one SiOSi bond is replaced with a bond represented by the following formula (iii): SiQRf2QSi??(iii) wherein Rf1 is a monovalent group containing a perfluoroether residue, Rf2 is a divalent group containing a perfluoroether residue, and Q is a divalent organic group.

Abstract: Addition polymers prepared in the presence of condensation-crosslinkable silyl-functional RAFT reagents are preparable in solid or liquid form with low polydispersion.

Abstract: A light-shielding paste which contains a thermoplastic resin and an inorganic member as essential components or which contains a thermosetting resin and an inorganic member as essential components is provided. A curable composition and light-shielding paste comprising the composition are provided which contains, as essential components, (A) an organic compound comprising an organic main chain containing at least two carbon-carbon double bonds reactive with a SiH group in each molecule, (B) a silicon compound having at least two SiH groups in each molecule, (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst, (D) a silane coupling agent and/or an epoxy group-containing compound, (E) a silanol condensation catalyst, and (F) an inorganic member. The curable composition can further contain (G) silica. Also provided is a method of forming a light-shielding resin layer on a LED package having an aperture comprising a bottom and sidewalls. The curable composition is excellent in light-shielding ability.

Abstract: Curable compositions with at least one hydrolyzis products from an organosilane of a general formula R1aR2bSiX(4-a-b, or oligomer therefrom, wherein R1 represents a non-hydrolyzable radical, R2 represents a non-hydrolyzable radical that includes a functional group and X represents similar or different radicals that are hydroxyl-groups and hydrolyzable products of substitution reactions of hydroxyl groups and wherein a is 0 or 1, b is 0 to 3 and the sum of a and b can be 1, 2 or 3, and at least one substituent R2 is an epoxy group and at least one blocked polyisocyanate. The invention also includes mixtures which contain pigments and/or fillers, the process for the production of crosslinked masses through reaction of the hydrolyzis products, namely modified polysiloxanes, with blocked polyisocyanates as well as therewith produced coatings and molded bodies.

Abstract: The invention relates to a water-soluble copolymer having at least one alkoxy or hydroxyl polyalkylene glycol function grafted onto at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, as an agent to improve the activation of the optical brightness of the end product, in the fields of paper, textile, detergents and paint.

Abstract: A highly crosslinked polysiloxane dye comprising at least 10 Si atoms, including at least one moiety of the formula (I) whose open Si-bonds each are linked to an oxygen atom and open O-bond is linked to a silicon atom in the rest of the polysiloxane, and wherein T is a direct bond or an organic spacer group such as C1-C18alkylene, C2-C12alkenylene, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene, —C5-C10arylene-(C1-C10alkylene)- each of which may be end-capped towards the linkage to Dye by CO, COO, NR1, CONR1, NR1CONR1, CS, CSS, CSNR1, NR1CSNR1, O, S, SO, SO2, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene; or T is C3-C18alkylene interrupted, and optionally end-capped towards the linkage to Dye, by CO, COO, NR1, CONR1, NR1CONR1, CS, CSS, CSNR1, NR1CSNR1, O, S, SO, —SO2—, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene; or is CO; (CH2CH2—O)1-5; COO; N(R1); CON(R1); O; S; SO; SO2; R1 is hydrogen; unsubstituted or substituted, straight-chain or branched, monocyclic or polycyclic, interrupted or uninterrupted C1-C14alkyl; C2-C14alkenyl; C6-C10aryl; C

Abstract: A cycloolefin addition polymer is prepared by addition polymerization of a cycloolefin-functionalized siloxane and optionally norbornene in the presence of catalyst A which is a nickel or palladium complex having a cyclopentadienyl ligand and a methyl, triphenylphosphine or allyl ligand and co-catalyst B, typically tris(pentafluorophenyl)boron or trityltetra(pentafluorophenyl)borate. The polymer is easy to manufacture and has high thermal stability and mechanical strength as well as good gas permeability.

Abstract: A curable organopolysiloxane composition capable of forming cured products of superior optical transmittance exhibiting little heat-induced yellowing over time. A semiconductor device having semiconductor elements encapsulated in a cured product of the composition. The composition includes (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule and bearing silicon-bonded aryl groups, whose content relative to all silicon-bonded organic groups is not less than 40 mol %, (B) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, and (C) an organosiloxane oligomer complex of platinum, where the oligomer has not more than eight silicon atoms per molecule and bears silicon-bonded alkenyl groups and silicon-bonded aryl groups.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an organic polymer having a terminal trimethoxy silyl group. In the method, the exchange reaction into a methoxy group can proceed within a short time even with a small amount of a catalyst, and viscosity increase caused by a side reaction during the methoxy exchange reaction can be reduced. Obtained polymer has an excellent stability, and viscosity increase during the storage of the polymer after the exchange into a trimethoxysilyl group can be reduced.

Abstract: Disclosed are a novel polyrotaxane having a main chain backbone essentially composed of —Si—O—, and a method for producing such a novel polyrotaxane. Also disclosed are a polyrotaxane having stretchability and/or viscoelasticity, while exhibiting oxygen permeability, heat resistance, chemical resistance, environmental resistance and/or durability, and a method for producing such a polyrotaxane. Further disclosed are a crosslinked polyrotaxane obtained by crosslinking the polyrotaxane with another polymer and/or polyrotaxane through a chemical bond, and a method for producing such a crosslinked polyrotaxane. Specifically disclosed is a polyrotaxane obtained by arranging blocking groups on both ends of a pseudopolyrotaxane, wherein a linear molecule passes through the open portion of a circular molecule in a skewering manner, for preventing elimination of the circular molecule from the linear molecule. In this polyrotaxane, the linear molecule has a main chain backbone essentially composed of —Si—O—.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide antifoams which have a good antifoam effect in aqueous dispersions of polymeric organic substances, cause no wetting defects when these dispersions are applied to a surface and at the same time retain their antifoam activity even after prolonged storage at temperatures down to the freezing point.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a polysilsesquioxane graft polymer (1) which includes applying ionizing radiation or heat to a mixture including a polysilsesquioxane compound (2) and a vinyl compound (3), a polysilsesquioxane compound including an iniferter group, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet using the polymer. According to the present invention, a process for producing a polysilsesquioxane graft polymer which may be used as a pressure-sensitive adhesive exhibiting excellent heat resistance and cohesive force, and the like are provided. In the formula, A represents a linking group, R1 represents a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, R3 represents a polar group or the like, R4 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, k1 to k3 represent arbitrary positive integers, 1 to n represent zero or an arbitrary positive integer (excluding the case where “m=n=0”), and Q represents an iniferter group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric compositions useful in the manufacture of biocompatible medical devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to certain cationic monomers capable of polymerization to form polymeric compositions having desirable physical characteristics useful in the manufacture of ophthalmic devices. Such properties include the ability to extract the polymerized medical devices with water. This avoids the use of organic solvents as is typical in the art. The polymer compositions comprise polymerized silicon-containing monomers end-capped with polymerizable cationic hydrophilic groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel adducts useful for improving the toughness and curable compositions using such toughening adducts. In a particular aspect, the present invention relates to novel toughening adducts and thermosetting resin formulations having improved fracture toughness using those toughening adducts.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel sulfur-containing silane coupling agents, and organic polymers containing carbon-carbon double bonds. These novel silanes can be carried on organic and inorganic fillers. The invention also relates to articles of manufacture, particularly tires, made from the elastomer compositions described herein.

Abstract: Gel compositions are disclosed containing a silicone polyether elastomer from the reaction of an organohydrogensiloxane having at least two SiH containing cyclosiloxane rings in its molecule, a compound or mixture of compounds having at least two aliphatic unsaturated groups in its molecule, and a hydrosilylation catalyst. The silicone polyether elastomer reaction product may itself be a gelled composition, or optionally may be contained in a carrier fluid to form a gel. The gel compositions may further contain a personal or healthcare active.

Abstract: Branched block polymers, and the rubber compositions containing them, which can be used, in particular, for manufacturing tires or semi-finished products for tires. Processes for preparing said polymers and compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: The thermosetting resin composition of the present invention comprises a compound (A) containing an organic group having two or more carbon atoms and a hydrosilyl group, a compound (B) containing a carbon-carbon double bond, and a hydrosilylation catalyst (C), wherein the composition is liquid at 25° C.

Abstract: A composition containing (A) a compound having at least one aliphatic unsaturation; (B) a cyclic organohydrogen-silicon crosslinking compound containing at least one silicon-bonded hydrogen atom (Sift) per molecule, prepared by a platinum catalyzed coupling reaction of a methylhydrogen cyclosiloxane, with a reactant containing aliphatic unsaturation, hydroxy functionalities, or a mixture of both; and (B1) a linear or branched acyclic organohydrogensilicon Crosslinking compound containing at least one silicon-bonded hydrogen atom per molecule. The composition can be used to prepare release coating compositions by adding (C) a platinum group metal-containing catalyst. Release coating compositions containing Components (B) and (B1) have better cure, better adhesion, and lower release forces, than release coating compositions containing only Component (B).

Abstract: Compositions which comprise aminofunctional polyorganosiloxanes and additionally polyorganosiloxanes are described which can be prepared by reacting polysiloxanes with Si—H bonds (H-siloxanes) and specific compounds with carbon—carbon multiple bonds. The last-mentioned compounds comprise acrylate units. The compositions are suitable for the treatment of fabrics, to which advantageous properties are hereby imparted.

Abstract: A process is provided for producing curable polyorganosiloxanes where noble metal oxides are used as hydrosilylation catalysts. The noble metals can be used in solid granular form or as part of a fixed bed, and do not form part of the final curable composition or cured product. The cured polyorganosiloxanes have increased stability and can be used as encapsulation resins at a temperature far lower than 300° C., have excellent light transmission properties (colorless transparency) in a wavelength region of from ultraviolet light to visible light, light resistance, heat resistance, resistance to moist heat and UV resistance, and do not generate cracks and peeling even in use over a long period of time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of crosslinked silicone polymers that by virtue of the nature of a polar loving spider ester crosslinker, have unique solubility and film forming properties. These include improved tolerance for oily materials and water-soluble materials. These polymers find use in personal care applications like pigmented products. In the personal care arena, solid products that do not experience syneresis are important.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to organo-silicone compound that have alkoxylated allyl alcohol groups of different degree of ethylene oxide and or propylene oxide present on two or more different groups. It is also directed to the use of that compound in personal care and other applications. These compounds by virtue of their unique structure provide outstanding emulsions including microemulsions.

Abstract: The invention aims to improve surface tackiness of a curable composition comprising a reactive silicon group-containing polyoxypropylene polymer without decreasing coating workability, strength, adhesion and appearance. As one embodiment of a means for resolution, a curable composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a reactive silicon group-containing polyoxypropylene polymer, (B) from 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of a silane coupling agent, (C) from 0.1 to 80 parts by weight of an epoxy group-containing compound, (D) from 0.1 to 60 parts by weight of a tertiary amine, and (E) from 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of a primary or secondary amine having a melting point of 20° C. or more is mentioned.

Abstract: The invention concerns novel formulations containing at least one quaternized aminoalkylsiloxane and at least one compound selected among: a) non-ionic hydrophilic surfactant compounds, b) hydrophilic dispersants and c) divalent of trivalent metal salts with inorganic acids. Said formulations are excellent textile softeners for finishing textile structures in accordance with continuous or drawing process and are characterized by particular shearing stability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to ultra-large scale integrated (ULSI) interconnect structures, and more particularly to patternable low dielectric constant (low-k) materials suitable for use in ULSI interconnect structures. The patternable low-k dielectrics disclosed herein are functionalized polymers that having one or more acid-sensitive imageable functional groups.

Abstract: An implantable medical device includes a device body at least partially formed of a polymeric material including a base polymer and a block copolymer. The block copolymer includes at least one polyethylene oxide (PEO) block and at least one silicone (SI) block, wherein the weight average molecular weight of the block copolymer is in the range of about 400 to about 50,000.

Abstract: A composition includes a siloxane of the formula: (RMe2Si01/2)a(MeRSi02/2)b(RSi03/2)o(Si04/2)d wherein a is at least 2, b is from 3 to 20, c is from 0 to 10, d is from 0 to 10, and each R is independently of the formula —CR?2-CR?2-Y—Z or —CRVCRVZ, wherein each R1 is independently a hydrogen atom or a Ci to C1O hydrocarbyl free of aliphatic unsaturation so long as at least one R? is a hydrogen atom, Y is a divalent organic group, and Z is a polycyclic group containing at least one aromatic ring. A method of making the siloxane includes charging (HMe2SiO i/2)a(MeHSi?2/2)b(HSi?3/2)c(Si?4/2)d, a platinum catalyst, and an alkene of the formula CR2=CR—Y—Z or CR2=CR—Z into a reactor to form the siloxane. The siloxane is useful as a component in holographic storage media for photopolymer-based holographic data storage applications. The siloxane exhibits excellent compatibility when mixed with a polymerizable component before the polymerizable component is cured.

Abstract: Branched polydiorganosiloxane polyamide, block copolymers and methods of making the copolymers are provided. The method of making the copolymers involves reacting one or more amine compounds including at least one polyamine with a precursor having at least one polydiorganosiloxane segment and at least two ester groups.

Abstract: A method and a ceramic made therefrom by: providing a composition of a compound having the formula below and a metallic component, and pyrolyzing the composition. R is an organic group. The value n is a positive integer. Q is an acetylenic repeat unit having an acetylene group, crosslinked acetylene group, (MLx)y-acetylene complex, and/or crosslinked (MLx)y-acetylene complex. M is a metal. L is a ligand. The values x and y are positive integers. The metallic component is the (MLx)y-acetylene complex in the compound or a metallic compound capable of reacting with the acetylenic repeat unit to form the (MLx)y-acetylene complex. The ceramic comprises metallic nanoparticles.

Abstract: A polymer containing: a constitutional unit A that is derived from fluorosilsesquioxane having one addition polymerizable functional group in a molecule; a constitutional unit B that is derived from organopolysiloxane having an addition polymerizable functional group; and a constitutional unit C that is derived from an addition polymerizable functional monomer containing a group having active hydrogen, and optionally containing a constitutional unit D that is derived from an addition polymerizable monomer other than the fluorosilsesquioxane having one addition polymerizable functional group in a molecule, the organopolysiloxane having an addition polymerizable functional group and the addition polymerizable monomer containing a group having active hydrogen.

Abstract: A method for preparing a siloxane polymer comprising the steps of (a) providing an aldehyde-based redox initiator; and (b) reacting said redox initiator with a siloxane having a plurality of end-capped hydride moieties to form a siloxane polymer having a plurality of terminal aldehyde moieties.

Abstract: Pressure sensitive adhesives and methods, wherein the adhesives include a silicone tackifying resin and a polydiorganosiloxane polyurea copolymer. The tack of these adhesives is improved by the use of a processing aid, such as a plasticizer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having a formula: where R1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, CH2(OC2H4)OCH3, and —(OC2H4)OCH3; n is 0-4; Olig is an oligomer having a formula: -L-O-PAGR.R2]q where L is a optional linker moiety selected from the group consisting of —CH2O—, —CH2OX—, —OX—, —C(O)—, —C(O)X, —NH—, —NHC(O)—, —XNHC(O)—, —NHC(O)X—, —C(O)NH—, —C(O)NHX—, and where X is alky1-6 or is not present, Y is N or O or is not present, and R3 is alkyl1-6; PAG is a linear or branched polyalkylene glycol moiety; R2 is an alkyl1-22 capping moiety if X is present or alkyl2-22 if X is not present; and q is a number from 1 to the maximum number of branches on PAG; and m is 1-5.

Abstract: The compositions of the present invention comprise silicone copolymers, terpolymers and higher order polymers that comprise 1) polyether substituted structural units and 2) epoxy or oxirane structural units that are reacted with acrylate species to produce cross linked silicones comprising polyether substituted structural units and acrylate cross links. The cross linked polymers of the present invention are self-emulsifying and may be either water swellable or oil swellable.

Abstract: This invention relates to silicone compositions suitable for forining pressure sensitive adhesives. More particularly, the present invention relates to solventless curable PSA compositions suitable for forming pressure sensitive adhesive compositions having improved high temperature cohesive strength while maintaining good tack and adhesive properties.

Abstract: N-methylol-containing organosiloxane polymers further containing at least one Si-bonded N-hydrocarbyl-N-(methylol or methalkoxy)-hydrocarbyl group are storage stable and retain their ability to post-crosslink, and display excellent permanence on many substrates. They are particularly useful for the treatment of fibers, textiles, and leather.

Abstract: A silylated polycarbonate comprises silylated carbonate units, where the silylated carbonate units can be derived from a silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound of the formula (1a): wherein Ga and Gb are each independently C1-12 alkyl, —OSi(C1-12 alkyl)3, C1-12 arylalkyl, or —OSi(C1-12 arylalkyl)3; Za and Zb are each independently a straight or branched C2-18 alkylene, a C8-18 arylalkylene, or a C8-18 alkylarylene, Xa is a direct bond, a heteroatom-containing group, or a C1-18 organic group, and r and s are each independently 1 or 2. A method of forming the silylated dihydroxy aromatic compound, and for forming the silylated polycarbonate, are disclosed. Also disclosed is a thermoplastic composition comprising the silylated polycarbonate, and an article comprising the thermoplastic composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical film that comprises a block copolymer that comprises a vinyl polymer block containing styrene or a derivative thereof, and a poly-dimethylsiloxane block, a retardation film using the same, a method of manufacturing them, and a liquid crystal display comprising the films.

Abstract: Hyaluronic acid-retaining biopolymer is provided which exhibits low levels of protein adsorption and surface friction. The biopolymer is useful for incorporation in products, such as contact lenses, used in biological environments.

Abstract: Isocyanate-free foamable mixtures suitable for filling construction voids and for other uses, comprise isocyanate-free, alkoxysilane-terminated prepolymers (A) which have a silane end group of the formula [1], where X and Y are each an oxygen atom, an N—R3 group or a sulfur atom, R1 is an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl or aryl radical having 1-10 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkyl radical having 1-2 carbon atoms or an ?-oxyalkylalkyl radical having a total of 2-10 carbon atoms, R3 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl, alkenyl or aryl radical having 1-10 carbon atoms or a —CH2—SiR1z(OR2)3-z group, and z is 0 or 1, with the proviso that at least one of the two groups X and Y is an NH function, and (B) blowing agents.

Abstract: Polymers whose surfaces are modified by endgroups that include amphipathic surface-modifying moieties. An amphipathic endgroup of a polymer molecule is an endgroup that contains at least two moieties of significantly differing composition, such that the amphipathic endgroup spontaneously rearranges its positioning in a polymer body to position the moiety on the surface of the body, depending upon the composition of the medium with which the body is in contact, when that re-positioning causes a reduction in interfacial energy. An example of an amphipathic surface-modifying endgroup is one that has both a hydrophobic moiety and a hydrophilic moiety in a single endgroup. For instance, a hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) terminated with a hydrophilic hydroxyl group is not surface active in air when the surface-modifying endgroup is bonded to a more hydrophobic base polymer.

Abstract: This invention includes a wettable biomedical device containing a high molecular weight hydrophilic polymer and a hydroxyl-functionalized silicone-containing monomer.

Abstract: A vulcanized rubber composition comprising the vulcanization product of a functional polymer, where the functional polymer is defined by the formula where R is selected from C1 to C6 trialkyl-silyl groups, C1 to C20 alkyl groups, C4 to C20 cycloalkyl groups, C6 to C20 aryl groups, thienyl, furyl, and pyridyl groups; and R may optionally have attached thereto any of the following functional groups: C1 to C10 alkyl groups, C6 to C20 aryl groups, C2 to C10 alkenyl groups, C3 to C10 non-terminal alkynyl groups, ethers, tert-amines, oxazolines, thiazolines, phosphines, sulfides, silyls, and mixtures thereof; where R1 is selected from C2 to C8 alkylene groups, where X is NR, and where ? is a polymer chain.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the in situ silyl end group functionalization of polymer chains which have been prepared by means of atom transfer radical polymerization and the simultaneous removal of transition metals from polymer solutions.

Abstract: The invention relates to crosslinkable reactive silicone organic copolymers, obtainable by the radically initiated solution polymerization of a) one or more ethylenically unsaturated organic monomers, and b) one or more silicon macromers, characterized in that c) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing at least one further functional group is or are copolymerized in an organic solvent or solvent mixture and that monomer units c) of the prepolymers thus obtained are bonded by polymer analog reaction with one or more additional monomers in such a way that at least one crosslinkable reactive group is introduced in the silicone organic copolymers.