Abstract: This invention relates generally to a new class of chemoselective polymer materials primarily designed to sorb hydrogen bond basic analytes such as organophosphonate esters (nerve agents and precursors) and nitro-substituted compounds (explosives). In particular, the invention relates to linear polycarbosilane compounds for use in various analytical applications involving sorbent polymer materials, including chromatography, chemical trapping, analyte collection, and chemical sensor applications.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an analytical sample by a secondary ion mass spectrometry method is provided, which comprises a step of forming a separation layer over a substrate, a step of forming one of a thin film and a thin-film stack body to be analyzed over the separation layer, a step of forming an opening portion in one of the thin film and the thin-film stack body, a step of attaching a supporting body to one of a surface of the thin film and a surface of a top layer of the thin-film stack body, and a step of separating one of the thin film and the thin-film stack body from the substrate.

Abstract: A composition for coating comprising at least one compound of formula (I): R<a>Si(R<1>)n(X<1>)3-n, and optionally at least one compound of formula (II): R<b>Si(R<2>)m(X<2>)3-m, wherein R<a> is a straight-chain or branched C(1-24) alkyl group, R<b> is an aromatic group, such as an optionally substituted carbocyclic and heterocyclic group comprising five-, six- or ten-membered ring systems, which is linked by a single covalent bond or a spacer unit, such as a straight-chain or branched alkyl residue having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, to the Si- atom, R<1> and R<2> are, independently of each other a lower alkyl group, such as a straight chain and branched hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, X<1> and X<2> are independently of each other a hydrolysable group, such as a halogen or an alkoxy group and n, m are independently of each other 0 or 1, with the proviso that if n and m are independently of each other 0 or 1, X may represent the sam

Abstract: A non-particulate substrate having adhered thereto a coating composition comprising the reaction product of a transition metal compound such as niobium and a transition metal having electrons in the f orbital, and a silicon-containing material such as an organosilane or an organo(poly)siloxane. Reaction of the silicon-containing material with the transition metal compound results in a better adhering coating to the substrate than a comparable coating prepared from the silicon-containing material itself.

Abstract: A rubber article is manufactured by heat curing a heat-curable silicone rubber composition filled with untreated fumed silica to form a substrate, applying a primer composition comprising a fluoroalkylene or fluoropolyether compound having at least one alkenyl radical and at least one hydrolyzable silyl radical onto the substrate surface, and disposing a heat-curable perfluoropolyether elastomer composition thereon and curing the composition for integration. The integrally molded article has characteristics of both silicone rubber and fluoroelastomer.

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 monomer and has a group having a polymerizable unsaturated bond on a side chain, 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 having a functional group capable of introducing a group having a polymerizable unsaturated bond.

Abstract: An addition curable adhesive silicone composition containing a phosphor dispersed uniformly therein is provided. The dispersive state of the phosphor remains stable over time. The composition, in an uncured state at room temperature, is either a solid or a semisolid, and is therefore easy to handle, and is suited to an adhesive silicone composition sheet which is able to be formed easily on an LED chip using a conventional assembly apparatus.

Abstract: A composition and composite article have improved adherence with an addition-curable material. The composition and therefore the composite article, which includes at least one substrate formed from the composition, include a resin and an additive that is incorporated into the resin. The resin is organic and polymeric and free of ethylenically unsaturated and silicon hydride functional groups. The additive is selected from the group of a fluorine-substituted organopolysiloxane, an amino-functional organopolysiloxane, an unsaturated carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid salt, and combinations thereof. Further, the additive includes a hydrosilylation reactive group present at a surface of the substrate for reaction with the addition-curable material. This improves adherence of the substrate with the addition-curable material. The substrate and the addition-curable material bond together to make the composition article.

Abstract: A coating composition comprising (A) at least one fluorine-containing organosilicon compound represented by the following formula (1) or (2) Rf1-QZ1A? (1) A?Z1Q-Rf2-(Q-Z2-Q-Rf2)x-QZ1A? (2) and (B) a fluorine-containing carboxylic acid having a number average molecular weight of from 100 to 10,000 and a fluorine content of at least 25 wt %, wherein an amount of (B) ranges from 0.001 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (A) wherein the amount of (B) ranges from 0.001 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (A), wherein the composition can be cured rapidly even at room temperature to produce water-repellent and antifouling coatings.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an analytical sample by a secondary ion mass spectrometry method is provided, which comprises a step of forming a separation layer over a substrate, a step of forming one of a thin film and a thin-film stack body to be analyzed over the separation layer, a step of forming an opening portion in one of the thin film and the thin-film stack body, a step of attaching a supporting body to one of a surface of the thin film and a surface of a top layer of the thin-film stack body, and a step of separating one of the thin film and the thin-film stack body from the substrate.

Abstract: A composite resin is produced by hydrolyzing and condensing a silane compound (2) containing a bissilane compound (B) represented by: XnR3-nSi—Y—SiR3-nXn??(B) wherein Y is a divalent organic group which is optionally substituted with a fluorine atom or a divalent organic group which optionally contains an aromatic ring, R is a monovalent organic group, X is OH group or a hydrolyzable group, and n is 1, 2, or 3; in the presence of (1) porous and/or hollow inorganic oxide fine particles (A); and which is an integral mixture of component (1) and component (2) which has undergone the hydrolysis and the condensation. The composite resin has voids in the resin since it contains porous and/or hollow inorganic oxide fine particles, and the composite resin can also be formed into a cured article or a cured coating with a reduced refractive index since it contains air which has the lowest refractive index.

Abstract: A perfluoropolyether rubber composition is useful for forming a polymer electrolyte membrane, comprising (A) an alkenyl-containing perfluoropolyether, (B) a silicon-oxygen crosslinked structure having ionic conduction, and (C) a peroxide crosslinker. The silicon-oxygen crosslinked structure is obtained by simultaneously effecting oxidation and hydrolysis on an organoxysilane having an epoxy group and an organoxysilane having a mercapto group for thereby converting the mercapto group into a sulfonic group, and neutralizing the resulting sulfonic group-containing siloxane with a nitrogen-containing compound.

Abstract: A light filter or an array of filters can be either one or two dimensional. The filter or filters use multiple beam interference by varying an optical path length between semi-reflective surfaces. The optical path length between the semi-reflective surfaces is varied by changing a thickness of a polymer film in response to an electric field formed between two semi-transparent electrodes. The filter can be configured in either a transmissive or reflective mode.

Abstract: A photocurable and thermosetting coating composition which is solventless and liquid at room temperature is provided. This coating composition provides scratch resistance, crack resistance, smudge resistance, and removability of oil-base felted markers by wiping with the underlying substrate, and this coating composition contains a silicone resin represented by: (R1R2R3SiO1/2)a(R4R5SiO2/2)b(R6SiO3/2)c(SiO4/2)d(O1/2X)e??(1) wherein X is hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R1 to R6 are respectively at least one monovalent organic group which is a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group or a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with a substituent such as a poly(hexafluoropropylene oxide) structure-containing group; a, b, d, and e are 0 or a positive number; c is a positive number; and a+b+c+d is 1. The silicone resin contains at least one group represented by: CH2?C(R7)COOCH2—??(2) wherein R7 is hydrogen atom or methyl group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising least one carbosilane compound comprising at least one Si-Aryl bond, at least one silicon atom, no Si-Oxygen bond, at least one aliphatic epoxy moiety, wherein said carbosilane compound has no glycidyl ether moieties; and an initiator, optionally filler and optionally additive components selected from the group of modifiers, stabilizers, dyes, pigments, thixotropic agents, flow improvers, polymeric thickeners, surfactants, odorous substances, diluting agent(s) and flavorings.

Abstract: A method for the adhesion of a layer of fluorosilicone rubber which is curable using a non-hydrosilylation curing process to a layer of silicone rubber which contains substantially no perfluoroalkyl groups and which is curable using a non-hydrosilylation curing processes described. The comprises the steps incorporating either a hydrosilylation catalyst or a siloxane containing at least two silicon bonded hydrogen groups into the fluorosilicone rubber composition prior to curing and incorporating the other of the hydrosilylation catalyst or the siloxane containing at least two silicon bonded hydrogen groups into the alternative silicone rubber composition prior to curing; forming the products of step (i) and step (ii) into required shapes; bringing the shaped products of step (iii) into contact with each other; and adhering the shaped products in contact with each other together by effecting a hydrosilylation reaction therebetween.

Abstract: Low molecular weight siloxane materials having one functional group are provided which have reduced tendency to form phase separated domains after polymerization. Two classes of siloxane materials are included: (1) symmetric siloxane macromonomers containing at least two monomer termini and one polymerizable functional group which is equidistant from the termini, and (2) assymetric siloxane macromonomers having at least one polymerizable functional group terminus and at least one oxygen-containing polar hydrophilic terminus selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, ether, and polyether. Symmetric siloxane macromonomers having hydroxyl termini are useful for forming biocompatible materials, such as for contact lenses, tissue regeneration scaffold polymers, and coatings to reduce non-specific binding of proteins.

Abstract: A liquid curable fluorosilicone composition having improved defoamability is provided. The composition comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane having a viscosity at 25° C. of 100 to 500,000 mPa·s and represented by the following formula: (CF3CH2CH2)aRbSiO(4-a-b)/2 wherein R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group with the proviso that at least 0.001% by mole of the hydrocarbon group is an alkenyl group, a is 0.1 to 1.0, b is 2.5 to 1.0, and a+b is 1.8 to 3.0, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two hydrogen atoms bonded to the silicon atom in a molecule, (C) an addition catalyst, and (D) a diorganopolysiloxane having a viscosity at 25° C. of 1 to 10,000 mPa·s which does not comprise trifluoropropyl group but comprises dimethylsiloxane unit.

Abstract: An anti-smudge agent which is added to a coating composition for imparting smudge proof property with the coating composition, comprising a silicone resin containing a fluorine atom-containing organic group, which has a number average molecular weight of at least 1,000 and a molar ratio of the fluorine atom to the silicon atom (F/Si) of 3 to 50, said silicone resin being produced by hydrolyzing or condensing an organosilicon compound having a fluorine atom-containing organic group represented by the following general formula (I): R1R2mSiX3?m??(I) wherein R1 is a fluorine atom-containing organic substituent, R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or phenyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, X is a hydrolyzable group or OH group, and m is 0 or 1; or a hydrolysate or a partial condensate thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to modified silicone polymers for improving the gliding properties of sports equipment, to compositions containing the same, and to their use for this purpose. The silicone polymers are, above all, alkyl-modified silicone polymers which comprise at least one hydrocarbon group having 16 to 18 carbon atoms, and/or organofunctionalized silicone polymers which comprise at least one functionalized hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an analytical sample by a secondary ion mass spectrometry method is provided, which comprises a step of forming a separation layer over a substrate, a step of forming one of a thin film and a thin-film stack body to be analyzed over the separation layer, a step of forming an opening portion in one of the thin film and the thin-film stack body, a step of attaching a supporting body to one of a surface of the thin film and a surface of a top layer of the thin-film stack body, and a step of separating one of the thin film and the thin-film stack body from the substrate.

Abstract: The invention provides branched copolymers as precursors for preparing silicon carbide (SiC) ceramics represented by the general formulae: [Si(˜)RC(˜)H]xn[SiR1R2CH2]yn,??Formula Type-I wherein n is the degree of polymerization, 0.1?x<0.8, 0.2?y<0.9 and x+y=1; and R=methyl or H, R1 and R2 are randomly composed of hydrogen (H), allyl, methyl (Me), phenyl (Ph), propargyl or vinyl. Another branched copolymer is represented by the general formula: [Si(˜)RC(˜)H]xn[SiR1R2CH2]yn[SiR3R4CH2]zn??Formula Type-II wherein n is the degree of polymerization, 0.1?x<0.8, 0?y<0.8, 0.2?z<0.8 and x+y+z=1; and R=methyl or H, R1 and R2 are randomly composed of hydrogen (H), methyl (Me) and phenyl; R3 and R4 are randomly composed of H, allyl, methyl, phenyl (Ph), propargyl, and vinyl. The invention also provides methods for the preparation of such branched copolymers.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for the preparation of high surface area methylsilsesquioxane resin particles. The particles are formed by the hydrolysis and condensation of methyltrichlorosilane followed by separation and drying. By this process, by-products and waste are converted into commercially valuable materials.

Abstract: Provided are: an addition polymer of fluorosilsesquioxane (a) having one addition polymerizable functional group or an addition copolymer of the fluorosilsesquioxane (a) having one addition polymerizable functional group and an addition polymerizable monomer (b); a coating film including the polymer or the copolymer; and an addition copolymer of the fluorosilsesquioxane (a) having one addition polymerizable functional group and organopolysiloxane (c) having an addition polymerizable functional group, or an addition copolymer of the fluorosilsesquioxane (a) having one addition polymerizable functional group, the organopolysiloxane (c) having an addition polymerizable functional group, and the addition polymerizable monomer (b).

Abstract: An optical article comprising an optically transparent substrate with a main surface and, covering the main surface, an anti-smudge coating itself at least partially covered by a temporary topcoat, the anti-smudge coating being the result of the hardening of a polymerisable composition comprising: 55% to 80% by weight, preferably to by weight, of a first component A selected among fluorinated compounds, of which only one end of the chain comprises at least one silanol group or silanol precursor and their mixtures, and 45% to 20% by weight of a second component B selected among linear fluorinated compounds, preferably perfluorinated compounds, of which both ends of the chain comprise at least one silanol group or silanol precursor and their mixtures, for 100% by weight of the first component A and the second component B. The first component A and the second component B together accounting for at least 50% by weight of the total weight of the coating. Application to ophthalmic lenses.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to sensors for measuring an amount of a gaseous species in a sample. The sensors comprise a gas permeable polysiloxane network membrane, comprising both alkyl and fluorinated alkyl groups. In some embodiments, the polysiloxane network can be formed from the co-condensation of a mixture of an alkylalkoxysilane and a fluorosilane. The presently disclosed subject matter also relates to methods of making the sensors, methods of selectively measuring an amount of a gaseous species, such as nitric oxide, in a sample, and to compositions comprising the polysiloxane networks.

Abstract: Curable perfluoropolyether rubber compositions are provided comprising (A) a linear perfluoropolyether compound containing at least two alkenyl groups and having a perfluoropolyether structure containing recurring units —CaF2aO— in its backbone, (B) an organosilicon compound containing at least two SiH groups, (C) an inorganic powder capable of chemical and/or physical adsorption of acidic gases and/or sulfur-containing gases, and (D) a hydrosilylation catalyst. The compositions cure into rubber or gel products having minimal permeability to acidic gases and sulfur-containing gases.

Abstract: A process for making a fluorosilicone MDaDFbM? where M=R1R2R3SiO1/2; M?=(OH)R6R7SiO1/2 or (OH)R4R5SiO1/2; D=R4R5SiO2/2; and DF=R6R7SiO2/2; where the subscript a is zero or positive, the subscript b is positive and the subscripts a and b satisfy the following relationship: b>0.

Abstract: Novel fluorescent polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) colorants are provided. The colorants are strongly fluorescing and long lasting with excellent light stability. The novel colorants can be prepared from chromophores found in common pigments and provide a simple way to convert an insoluble pigment into a soluble fluorescent colorant.

Abstract: An ink jet head is formed of a nozzle material composed of a condensation product containing a hydrolysable silane compound having a fluorine-containing group and a photo-polymerizable resin composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polysilane compound having a structure represented by the following formula 1 and an ultraviolet ray-curable ink composition containing the polysilane compound. Also, an inkjet recording method using the ultraviolet ray-curable ink composition and an ink container and an inkjet recording apparatus each containing the ultraviolet ray-curable ink composition therein are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a positive resist material, particularly a chemically amplified positive resist material having higher sensitivity, higher resolution, a higher exposure latitude and better process adaptability than conventional positive resist materials, and providing a good pattern profile after exposure, particularly having lessened line edge roughness and exhibiting excellent etching resistance. These materials may contain, preferably an organic solvent and acid generator, more preferably a dissolution inhibitor or a basic compound and/or a surfactant. Provided is a positive resist material comprising a polymer comprising at least one monomer unit selected from a group consisting of a monomer unit (A), a monomer unit (B) and a monomer unit (C) represented by the following formula (1); and having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 100° C. or greater.

Abstract: A curing resin composition which enables formation of an antireflection layer having good antiscratchability and a cured film obtained from such a curing resin composition are disclosed. The curing resin composition contains (A) a siloxane oligomer having an average molecular weight of 500-10000 in terms of ethylene glycol and (B) a fluorine compound having a number-average molecular weight of 5000 or more in terms of polystyrene and having a fluoroalkyl structure and a polysiloxane structure.

Abstract: An insulating-film-forming composition for a semiconductor device comprising an organic silica sol with a carbon atom content of 11 to 17 atom % and an organic solvent is disclosed. The organic silica sol comprises a hydrolysis-condensation product P1 and a hydrolysis-condensation product P2. The hydrolysis-condensation product P1 is obtained by hydrolyzing and condensing (A) a silane monomer comprising a hydrolyzable group and (B) a polycarbosilane comprising a hydrolyzable group in the presence of (C) a basic catalyst, and the hydrolysis-condensation product P2 is obtained by hydrolyzing and condensing (D) a silane monomer comprising a hydrolyzable group.

Abstract: A polymer for imparting repellency and stain resistance to substrates is disclosed of Formula 1: (W)a(R2)bSi(R1)2—O—[Si(R1)2—O]n—[Si(W)c(R1)d(R2)e—O]m—Si(R1)2—(W)f(R2)g??1 wherein: a, b, c, d, e, f and g are each independently 0 or 1, provided that (a+b) is 1, (f+g) is 1, and (c+d+e) is 2, each R1 is a C1 to C8 alkyl, each R2 is independently H or C1 to C8 alkyl, optionally containing oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur, or a combination thereof, and n=0 to 500, m=1 to 100, each W is independently (Rf—X—A—X)p—Y—X— wherein: Rf is a straight or branched perfluoroalkyl group having from about 2 to about 20 carbon atoms, or a mixture thereof, which is optionally interrupted by at least one oxygen atom, each X is independently an organic divalent linking group having from about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, optionally containing oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur, or a combination thereof, A is a 1,2,3-triazole, p=1 to 2, Y is O, N, or NR wherein R is H or C1 to C20 alkyl, optionally containing oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur,

Abstract: An ophthalmic glass that has a special layer structure and a surface energy of less than 15 mJ/m2, as well as a method of making a spectacle lens by grinding and/or stamping such an ophthalmic glass.

Abstract: A moisture curable polymer and a curable composition having superior curability are provided. A polymer having a silicon group represented by the general formula: —SiFaR1bZc (wherein, R1 represents any one of a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or an organosiloxy group represented by R23SiO— (R2 is each independently, a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms). Z is a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group other than fluorine. a is any one of 1, 2, or 3; b is any one of 0, 1, or 2; c is any one of 0, 1, or 2; and a+b+c is 3. When b or c is 2, two R1 or two Z may be each the same or different) and a curable composition including this polymer, and a sealant and an adhesive in which the curable composition is used.

Abstract: A plasma cross-linked surface coating of an oligomer has resulted in a low friction surface coating that is also highly durable. The coated device comprises a metal substrate and a plasma cross-linked coating of an oligomer having a molecular weight less than 10,000, and in one embodiment a molecular weights between 1000 and 10,000.

Abstract: Radiation-curable silsesquioxane resin materials are employed for micro- and nanolithography. The resin materials can include a radiation-curable silsesquioxane resin and a photo-initiator having low viscosity. The low viscosity of the liquid system allows imprinting with low pressure and low temperature; e.g. room temperature. The resist's dry etching resistance is increased and the cured film is more easily separated from the mask. Due to its high modulus after cure, the material allows the fabrication of micro- and nano-features having high aspect ratios while providing a high throughput. Various pattern sizes, for example, ranging from tens of microns to as small as a few nanometers, may be achieved with the UV-curable material system.

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 random copolymers 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 siloxane prepolymer containing pendant and end-capping cationic and polymerizable groups.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition that can be cured to form an adhesive. The adhesive is useful in the electronics industry. The composition is prepared by mixing components including: (I) a polyorganosiloxane having an average of at least two terminally-unsaturated organic groups per molecule, (II) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having an average of at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, (III) a hydrosilylation catalyst, (IV) a fluoroorganosilicone having at least one functional group reactive with component (I), component (II), or both, (V) an unsaturated ester-functional compound, and (VI) an adhesion promoter. The composition may also include one or more optional components selected from (VII) a void reducing agent, (VIII) a pigment, (IX) a filler, (X) a cure modifier, (XI) a rheology modifier, and (XII) a spacer.

Abstract: A composition is prepared by mixing components including: (I) a polyorganosiloxane having an average of at least two unsaturated organic groups per molecule, with the proviso that component (I) is free of fluorine atoms; optionally (II) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having an average of at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, with the proviso that component (II) is free of fluorine atoms; (III) a hydrosilylation catalyst; (IV) a fluoroorganosilicone, with the provisos that (1) component (IV) has at least one functional group reactive with component (I), component (II), or both, (2) when component (II) is not present, then component (IV) has an average of at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, and (3) component (IV) is added to the composition in an amount sufficient to provide chemical resistance to a cured product of the composition; and (V) an adhesion promoter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing organopolysiloxanes by reacting halosilane with alcohol and water in the presence of the desired organopolysiloxane in a reaction unit comprising a distillation column, optionally a reflux condenser, and a vessel already containing desired organopolysiloxane, by heating the vessel contents to boiling under reflux, introducing halosilane into the column above the lower column end, removing hydrogen halide from the distillation column and continuously removing organopolysiloxane from the vessel at the same rate in which it is formed, by constantly adding halosilane, alcohol and water to the reaction unit in such amounts that more water is always present in the reaction unit than is consumed by the added Si-halogen units of the halosilanes.

Abstract: A fluorosilicone rubber composition is provided comprising (A) a first organopolysiloxane having the formula: R1aR2bR3cSiO(4-a-b-c)/2 wherein R1 is trifluoropropyl, R2 is an aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group, R3 is an aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon or aromatic hydrocarbon group, (B) a silica filler, (C) a second organopolysiloxane having formula (2) wherein R4 is an aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group or the like, and (D) a cure catalyst. The fluorosilicone rubber composition affords satisfactory adhesion at the interface with dimethylsilicone rubber even when the molding pressure is low.

Abstract: Fluorinated organosilicon compounds having formula (1) wherein Rf is a perfluoroalkyl group containing at least one ether bond, Q is a polyether group in the form of a homopolymer chain of ethylene glycol or propylene glycol or a copolymer chain of both, R is hydrogen or alkyl, X is a divalent linking group exclusive of oxygen atom, Y is a divalent linking group, p is an integer of at least 3, and n is a number of 0<n<3 have an excellent surface tension reducing ability and can be produced with ease of molecular weight control while minimizing formation of solvent-insoluble components. These compounds are safe to the human body and useful as a surfactant.

Abstract: Fluorine-containing silicon compounds having the general formula (1): wherein X1, X2, and X3 each are hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, a straight, branched or cyclic alkoxy group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a monovalent organic group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms having a straight, branched, cyclic or polycyclic skeleton, Y is a divalent organic group, R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen or a monovalent organic group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms having a straight, branched, cyclic or polycyclic skeleton, or R1 and R2 may bond together to form a ring with the carbon atom to which they are attached silicone resins obtained from the compounds of formula (1) has an appropriate acidity to enable formation of a finer pattern while minimizing the pattern collapse by swelling when used in a resist composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to an article superior in slipping a waterdrop down a surface of the article. This article includes a substrate; and a functional film formed on a surface of the substrate. This functional film contains (a) a silica matrix; and (b) a component for providing the slipping. This component is dispersed in the silica matrix and contains a special, alkoxy group-terminated, dimethyl silicone.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising: (a) a polymer having at least one repeating unit of formula where R1 is a non-hydrolysable group and n is an integer ranging from 1 to 3; and (b) a crosslinking catalyst. The composition is useful in forming low k dielectric constant materials and as well as hard mask and underlayer materials with anti-reflective properties for the photolithography industry.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polysilane compound having a structure represented by the following formula 1 and an ultraviolet ray-curable ink composition containing the polysilane compound. Also, an inkjet recording method using the ultraviolet ray-curable ink composition and an ink container and an inkjet recording apparatus each containing the ultraviolet ray-curable ink composition therein are disclosed.

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.