A curing agent mixture is for coatings that cure at room temperature. The curing agent mixture can include (A) 10-60% by weight, preferably 20-60% by weight, more preferably 30-50% by weight, of a polysiloxane, (B) 40-90% by weight, preferably 40-80% by weight, more preferably 40-70% by weight, of an amino-functional alkoxysilane and (C) 1-10% by weight, preferably 2-7% by weight, more preferably 3-5% by weight, of a guanidine compound. The stated amounts of components (A), (B), and (C) add up to 100% by weight and are based on the curing agent mixture.

A one-pack type curable silicone gel composition which contains: 100 parts by mass of (A) a branched chain organopolysiloxane having a specific structure from 0.1 part by mass to 50 parts by mass of (B) a diorganopolysiloxane having both molecular chain ends blocked with diorganohydrogensiloxy groups; (C) a platinum-based catalyst; and (D) a phosphite compound represented by formula (3) ##STR00001##
(wherein R.sup.2 represents a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group) in such an amount that more than 3 molecules hut not more than 15 molecules of the phosphite compound represented by formula (3) are present per one platinum atom in component (C). This one-pack type curable silicone gel composition is stable in terms of characteristics and physical properties even if exposed to a temperature more than 50° C. for a long period of time.

Silicone resin dispersions containing at least one silicone resin having at least two differently substituted T units are used in aqueous coating materials producible therefrom for mineral building materials, wood or metal. The aqueous coating materials exhibit good hydrophobicity without beading, low water permeability, and acquire these properties rapidly after application.

The present invention provides a silicone release agent composition comprising the components (A), (B), (C) and (D): 50 to 99.9 parts by mass of (A) linear or branched organopolysiloxane represented by the general formula (1) and having at least two alkenyl group-containing organic groups and at least one aryl group-containing organic group in one molecule and having no fluorine-containing organic group, wherein a percentage of the number of the alkenyl group-containing organic group is 0.005 to 5% and a percentage of the number of the aryl group-containing organic groups is 0.1 to 40%, each based on the total number of groups each bonded to a silicon atom; 50 to 0.1 part by mass of (B) linear or branched organopolysiloxane having at least one alkenyl group-containing organic group and at least one fluorine-containing organic group in one molecule, wherein a percentage of the number of the fluorine-containing organic group is 3% to 50%, based on the total number of groups each bonded to a silicon atom, provided that the total amount of components (A) and (B) is 100 parts by mass; (C) organohydrogenpolysiloxane having three or more hydrogen atoms each bonded to a silicon atom in one molecule and having no fluorine-containing organic group, in such an amount that a ratio of the number of the SiH group in component (C) to the total number of the alkenyl group in components (A) and (B) is from 0.5 to 15; and a catalytic amount of (D) platinum group metal catalyst, provided that the silicone release agent composition does not comprise (E) organohydrogenpolysiloxane having one or more hydrogen atoms each bonded to a silicon atom and having a fluorine-containing organic group.

Provided herein is: a method of efficiently manufacturing a curable silicone sheet with excellent flatness and uniformity, containing a curable particulate silicone composition with excellent handling/workability and curing properties; and a method of manufacturing a laminate body containing the curable silicone sheet. A method of manufacturing a curable silicone sheet having hot melt properties, comprises the following steps: 1) a step of mixing organopolysiloxane resin fine particles, a curing agent, and a functional filler; 2) a step of kneading while heating and melting the mixture obtained in step 1); 3) a step of laminating the heated and melted mixture obtained in step 2) between films provided with at least one release surface; and 4) a step of stretching the laminate body obtained in step 3) between rollers to mold a curable silicone sheet having a specific film thickness.

Disclosed are a coating liquid including polyorganosiloxane represented by Chemical Formula 1, a film obtained therefrom, a stacked structure including the same, a thin film transistor, and an electronic device.
(R.sup.1R.sup.2R.sup.3SiO.sub.1/2).sub.M1(R.sup.4R.sup.5SiO.sub.2/2).sub.D1(R.sup.6SiO.sub.3/2).sub.T1(R.sup.7SiO.sub.3/2).sub.T2(R.sup.8SiO.sub.3/2).sub.T3(SiO.sub.4/2).sub.Q1  [Chemical Formula 1] In Chemical Formula 1, R.sup.1 to R.sup.8, M1, D1, T1 to T3, and Q1 are the same as defined in the detailed description.

The invention provides a method for making silicone hydrogel contact lenses. The method of the invention is characterized by using an organic solvent as a processing-aid tool for controlling lens diameter without significantly affecting lens equilibrium water content during cast-molding of soft contact lenses from a polymerizable composition. By adjusting the weight percentage of the organic solvent in a polymerizable composition for making SiHy contact lenses, one can adjust lens diameter of produced SiHy lenses to meet target without affecting adversely the lens properties.

A curable resin composition includes a silicon-containing polymer, hollow silica particles having greater than or equal to two times higher a maximum peak value in a Q4 region than that in a Q3 region, as measured by silicon nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (Si-NMR) analysis. A solvent, a thin film prepared from the composition, and a color conversion panel including the thin film, and a display device including the color conversion panel are also provided.

A production method for a liquid high purity sugar derivative-modified silicone or a composition thereof is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: 1) capturing hydrophilic impurities in solid particles by causing an impurity containing composition containing liquid sugar derivative-modified silicone and the hydrophilic impurities derived from a sugar derivative to contact the solid particles, the sugar derivative being a hydrophilic modifier of the sugar derivative-modified silicone, and the solid particles being able to capture the hydrophilic impurities; and 2) separating the sugar derivative-modified silicone and the solid particles. The method is useful for production of the liquid high purity sugar derivative-modified silicone and the composition thereof on a commercial scale.

A production method of a liquid high-purity polyhydric alcohol derivative-modified silicone or a composition thereof is disclosed. The method comprises: a capturing step 1) of bringing into an impurity-containing composition containing a liquid polyhydric alcohol derivative-modified silicone and hydrophilic impurities originating from a polyhydric alcohol derivative, the polyhydric alcohol derivative being a hydrophilic modifier of the polyhydric alcohol derivative-modified silicone, into contact with solid particles capable of capturing the hydrophilic impurities, and then capturing the hydrophilic impurities with the solid particles; and a separating step 2) of separating the polyhydric alcohol derivative-modified silicone and the solid particles. The method is useful for production of the liquid high-purity polyhydric alcohol derivative-modified silicone and the composition thereof on a commercial scale.