Provided is a one part, dual curable composition comprising (A) a first acrylic functional polyorganosiloxane with at least one moisture curable functional group, (B) a second acrylic functional polyorganosiloxane, which may optionally contain a moisture curable functional group, and (C) a third functional polyorganosiloxane, which optionally contains an acrylic and moisture curable functional group. The combination of (A), (B), and (C) provides a composition that is both moisture curable and radiation curable and provides a material that is fast curing via the dual cure functionality and provides a cured material exhibiting a relatively low modulus, good adhesion, and optical clarity.

The present invention relates to a porous silicone body having communicating pores and a three-dimensional network silicone skeleton that forms the pores, wherein the silicone skeleton is formed by polymerization of a bifunctional alkoxysilane and a trifunctional alkoxysilane, and the proportion of unreacted parts in the silicone skeleton is 10 mol % or less. The porous silicone body of the present invention has high flexibility and high heat resistance, and further has excellent recoverability of heat-resistant cushioning properties.

An organopolysiloxane containing at least two silicon-bonded hydroxyl groups, the reaction product of an amino-containing organoalkoxysilane with a dicarboxylic anhydride, and an organopolysiloxane containing long-chain alkyl and alkoxy groups, but free of hydroxyl groups are emulsified and dispersed in water in the presence of a surfactant to form a coating emulsion composition.

Using SWNT-CA as scaffolds to fabricate stiff, highly conductive polymer (PDMS) composites. The SWNT-CA is immersing in a polymer resin to produce a SWNT-CA infiltrated with a polymer resin. The SWNT-CA infiltrated with a polymer resin is cured to produce the stiff and electrically conductive composite of carbon nanotube aerogel and polymer.

Some variations provide a reworkable ionomer composition comprising: a polymer containing a plurality of ionic monomers disposed in a chain backbone of the polymer, wherein the ionic monomers have a monomer charge polarity that is either positive or negative; and a plurality of ionic species disposed within the chain backbone of the polymer, wherein the ionic species have opposite charge polarity compared to the monomer charge polarity, wherein the ionic species and the ionic monomers are ionically bonded, and wherein the ionic species are capable of undergoing a reversible oxidation-state transition of at least +1 or −1 when in the presence of a redox reagent. The polymer may be selected from the group consisting of polyurethanes, polyacrylates, polyamides, polyesters, polyureas, polyurethane-ureas, polysiloxanes, polycarbonates, and combinations thereof. Many options for ionic monomers and ionic species are disclosed. These reworkable ionomers are useful for many commercial applications, including coatings and polymer parts.

The present invention provides a resin composition including: (A) a silicone resin containing a constitutional unit shown by the following composition formula (1) and having a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 to 500,000, (B) an epoxy resin-curing agent; and (C) a filler. This can provide a resin composition and a resin film that can mold a wafer in a lump, has good molding properties particularly to a thin-film wafer having a large diameter, gives low-warping properties, as well as good wafer protection performance, good adhesion properties, high reliability, and good heat resistance after molding, can perform a molding process favorably, and can be used for wafer level packaging favorably. The present invention also provides a method for producing the resin film, a semiconductor device molded with the resin film, and a method for producing the semiconductor device.

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The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a solar cell module, comprising the steps of: placing a mixture solution comprising a polysiloxane and a curing agent in a humidified condition and sealing same; forming a polysiloxane film by curing the mixture solution; and manufacturing a porous polysiloxane film by evaporating water drops formed on the surface of the polysiloxane film. By applying the porous polysiloxane film manufactured by the present invention to a solar cell module, weight reduction and efficiency improvement effects of the solar cell module can be obtained.

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.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to conducting elastomers and associated fabrication methods. In one embodiment, the conducting elastomer comprises a filler powder and a polymer. The filler powder includes carbon black and functionalized graphene sheets. The polymer has a molecular weight of about 200 g/mol to about 5000 g/mol and is a liquid at room temperature.

The present disclosure provides a copolymer comprising monomer units represented by formulas (I) and/or (II) as disclosed and defined herein which are useful in antibacterial and/or antifouling coatings. The present disclosure further provides methods of synthesizing said copolymers.