Provided is foley catheter and a composition for producing a foley catheter which is inserted in vivo and a method for producing the same, which the composition consists of the materials which carbon nanotube polymer (CNT Polymer) bonded a carbon nanotube and zinc oxide (ZnO) is combined with a silicon, wherein from 1.0 to 2.2 parts by weight of the said carbon nanotube polymer are combined with 100 parts by weight of silicon.

A metal aprotic organosilanoxide compound of formula (I): {R.sup.1Si(R.sup.2)(R.sup.3)[OSi(R.sup.4)(R.sup.5)].sub.mO}.sub.n-M.sup.1(L).sub.o(X.sup.1)p (I), wherein M.sup.1 is a metal atom Al, Ce, Fe, or V, a composition or formulation containing or prepared from it, and methods of making and using them. Each molecule of the metal aprotic organosilanoxide compound is composed of at least one metal atom and at least one aprotic organosilanoxide ligand. The metal aprotic organosilanoxide compound may be used as such or as a constituent in a variety of silicone formulations for adhesives, coatings, elastomers, encapsulants, pottants, and sealants.

A metal aprotic organosilanoxide compound of formula (I): {R.sup.1Si(R.sup.2)(R.sup.3)[OSi(R.sup.4)(R.sup.5)].sub.mO}.sub.n-M.sup.1(L).sub.o(X.sup.1)p (I), wherein M.sup.1 is a metal atom Al, Ce, Fe, or V, a composition or formulation containing or prepared from it, and methods of making and using them. Each molecule of the metal aprotic organosilanoxide compound is composed of at least one metal atom and at least one aprotic organosilanoxide ligand. The metal aprotic organosilanoxide compound may be used as such or as a constituent in a variety of silicone formulations for adhesives, coatings, elastomers, encapsulants, pottants, and sealants.

The present invention provides a surface treatment technology that gives excellent surface functionality to surfaces of a variety of large-area substrate materials. According to the present invention, when precursor solution containing an organosilane and a metal alkoxide is coated on a substrate material to form a polymerization initiator layer by a sol-gel process, a polymerization initiator group-containing organosilane having a formula: XR.sup.1-(Ph).sub.k-(R.sup.2).sub.mSiR.sup.3.sub.nR.sup.4.sub.3-n (X stands for a halogen atom, R.sup.1 stands for an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, Ph stands for a phenylene group, R.sup.2 stands for a C1 to C10 alkylene group optionally via an oxygen atom, R.sup.3 stands for an alkoxy or chloro group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R.sup.4 stands for an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, k is 0 or 1, m is 0 or 1, and n is 1, 2 or 3) is used as the organosilane.

The present invention provides a barrier material formation composition comprising a silane oligomer, at least a part of the silane oligomer being modified with a metal alkoxide.

An athermal optical waveguide structure such as an optical add drop multiplexer (OADM) or the like is fabricated by a method that includes forming a lower cladding layer on a substrate. A waveguiding core layer is formed on the lower cladding layer. An upper cladding layer is formed on the waveguiding core layer and the lower cladding layer a sol-gel material. The sol-gel material includes an organically modified siloxane and a metal oxide. A thermo-optic coefficient of the sol-gel material is adjusted by curing the sol-gel material for a selected duration of time at a selected temperature such that the thermo-optic coefficient of the sol-gel material compensates for a thermo-optic coefficient of at least the waveguiding core layer such that an effective thermo-optic coefficient of the optical waveguide structure at a specified optical wavelength and over a specified temperature range is reduced.

A liquid silicone-based composition for forming a coating, the composition comprising a silazane, an organometallic compound, an alkoxysilane, and an aprotic solvent, wherein when applied to a substrate the liquid composition cures to form a quasi-ceramic coating under ambient conditions.

The invention provides a novel composition comprising a multi-ionic polyoligomeric silsesquioxane and a polyether solvent, optionally with an additional lithium salt. The composition of the invention allows for improved lithium ion transference over lithium salts alone by avoiding the problem of ion aggregation that reduces conductivity in single ion conductors. Also provided is a method for forming such a composition and a liquid electrolyte comprising a multi-ionic polyoligomeric silsesquioxane and a polyether solvent, optionally with an additional lithium salt.

The invention provides a novel composition comprising a multi-ionic polyoligomeric silsesquioxane and a polyether solvent, optionally with an additional lithium salt. The composition of the invention allows for improved lithium ion transference over lithium salts alone by avoiding the problem of ion aggregation that reduces conductivity in single ion conductors. Also provided is a method for forming such a composition and a liquid electrolyte comprising a multi-ionic polyoligomeric silsesquioxane and a polyether solvent, optionally with an additional lithium salt.

A curable formulation containing a metal aprotic organosilanoxide compound of formula (I): {R.sup.1Si(R.sup.2)(R.sup.3)[OSi(R.sup.4)(R.sup.5)].sub.mO}.sub.n-M.sup.1(L).sub.o(X.sup.1)p (I), wherein M.sup.1 is a metal atom Al, Ce, Fe, Sn, Ti, V, or Zr, a polymerizable organosilicon compound, an organosilicon crosslinker for crosslinking the polymerizable organosilicon compound, and a silicon-based adhesion promoter. Also included is a cured product of curing the curable formulation; a manufactured article containing or prepared from the curable formulation or cured product; and methods of making and using the foregoing. The cured product may be free-standing or disposed on a substrate.